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The Agnannet Bureau
| The Agnannet Bureau | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bancisimo |
| Written by | Marcius Caecilius Bancisimo |
| Produced by | Sophona Abdanit |
| Starring | Juba Dia |
| Cinematography | Azmelqart Abdhammon |
Production company | Tyreseian State Cinema Guild |
Release dates |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country |  Tyreseia |
| Languages | Latin, Tamaziɣt |
| Budget | ₰20 million |
| Box office | ₰206 million |
The Agnannet Bureau (Latin: Officium Agnannetensis) is a 2018 Tyreseian film directed by auteur filmmaker Bancisimo and starring Amaziɣ actor Juba Dia. Dia plays Ziri, a journalist at a fictional Tyreseian newspaper's regional office in Agnannet, Charnea. The film follows Ziri's struggles during the 2015 Agnannet Crush, a period of severe military crackdown that saw discriminatory violence by Charnean government troops against the civilian population and foreigners. Ziri must not only survive being hunted by the military, but report the atrocities and violence; as more and more foreign correspondents are either killed or evacuated, Ziri quickly becomes one of the few voices left who can expose the true nature of the Crush to the outside world.
The film is loosely based on the life of Marcius Caecilius, a world-renowned conflict reporter for the Tyreseian magazine Socialist Light. Caecilius consulted and wrote extensively for the film, contributing information and ensuring accuracy based on his own experiences during the Crush. Bancisimo and Caecilius also used numerous articles and diaries from reporters who were also present in Agnannet during the time to supplement and round out the story. The film's opening credits dedicate what follows "to those who dared to bring us the truth; to those who made it out, and those who did not, we salute you." Despite how quickly The Agnannet Bureau was made after the tragedy of the Crush came to light, critics near-universally lauded the film for its tactful and emotionally sincere depiction of the Charnean atrocities. Almost all of the films' high-grossing profits were voted to be redirected to the families of Tyreseian and Charnean journalists who perished in the Crush as a result.
Today, The Agnannet Bureau is one of Tyreseia's highest-grossing films in the domestic box office, and one of its most successful internationally. Consequently, the film has brought global attention both to the Tyreseian cinema scene and to the atrocities of the Agnannet Crush. The film won numerous awards both at home and abroad and jumpstarted Juba Dia's acting career, as The Agnannet Bureau was his debut cinematic role. The Bureau proved beneficial for director Bancisimo as well; despite being one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in Tyreseian history, his career had been on hold for decades up until pre-production began on the film. Critics hailed The Bureau as Bancisimo's "Latin triumph", and he returned to work at the State Cinema Guild as a full-time director soon afterwards.