A Screaming Man (2010)
- Original title
- Un homme qui crie
- Directed by
- Mahamat Saleh Haroun
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Chad, France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 32 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A father and son work at an upscale hotel in Chad during the country's civil war. The father's jealousy over his job leads him to send his son into the conflict.
tensesomberpsychologicalslow-burnbleakfather-sonintrospectivegrounded
What happens
A Screaming Man (French: Un homme qui crie) is a 2010 drama film by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, starring Youssouf Djaoro and Diouc Koma. Set in 2006, it revolves around the civil war in Chad, and tells the story of a man who sends his son to war in order to regain his position at an upscale hotel. Themes of fatherhood and the culture of war are explored. Principal photography took place on location in N'Djamena and Abéché. The film won the Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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