Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars

Plot

Seventeen-year-old Kellou has been gifted with supernatural powers she does not understand. Her disquiet and uncertainty only change when she meets Aya. It is an encounter with destiny that forges a mystical world where the visible and invisible converge.

About Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars

Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars (French: Soumsoum, la nuit des astres, Arabic: سومسوم ليلة النجوم, romanized: Sumisum Laylah al-Nujūm) is a 2026 drama film directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, co-written with and Laurent Gaudé. A co-production of Chad and France, set in the Ennedi mountains, it follows Kellou (Maïmouna Miawama), a teenager girl haunted by visions she does not understand. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 19 February 2026, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film. It was theatrically released in France by KMBO on 22 April. It was also selected as the Chadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.

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