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Diya

Seen it?

2026 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With mixed reviews and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Obsession, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 37 min.
What might put you off
It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Dane, a driver for an NGO in N’Djamena (capital of Chad), has the misfortune to run over a schoolboy. His pregnant wife runs to his aid to pay the hospital bills, but it’s too late: the child succumbs to his injuries, and his family summons Dane’s. He will be subjected to the diya, the blood debt, the payment of an exorbitant sum he doesn’t have.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    Mixed reviews

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 75K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Achille Ronaimou

  • Ferdinand MbaïssanéDane
  • Moussa Zakaria IbetOumarou
  • Ramada MahamatFatimé
  • Youssouf DjaoroBéchir
  • Solmem Marina NdormadjingarDelphine
  • Haïkal ZakariaL'inspecteur
  • Guindja MahOncle Bamy
  • Prisca Maceleney TrabiAminata
  • Abakar Ibrahim MahamatYounous
  • Moussa Ibrahim MahamatIsmael