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Un homme qui crie

  • 20102010
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
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1.7K
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Un homme qui crie (2010)
  • Drama
Present-day Chad. Adam, fifty-five, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up hi... Read allPresent-day Chad. Adam, fifty-five, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is i... Read allPresent-day Chad. Adam, fifty-five, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government. The authorities de... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  • Writer
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Youssouf Djaoro
    • Diouc Koma
    • Emile Abossolo M'bo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  • Writer
    • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Youssouf Djaoro
    • Diouc Koma
    • Emile Abossolo M'bo
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    • 20User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 3 nominations

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    Youssouf Djaoro
    Youssouf Djaoro
    • Adam Ousmane 'Champion'as Adam Ousmane 'Champion'
    Diouc Koma
    Diouc Koma
    • Abdel Ousmaneas Abdel Ousmane
    Emile Abossolo M'bo
    Emile Abossolo M'bo
    • Le chef de quartieras Le chef de quartier
    Hadje Fatime N'Goua
    • Mariamas Mariam
    Marius Yelolo
    • Davidas David
    Djénéba Koné
    • Djénéba Konéas Djénéba Koné
    Heling Li
    • Mme Wangas Mme Wang
    Rémadji Adèle Ngaradoumbaye
    • Souadas Souad
    John Mbaiedoum
    • Etienneas Etienne
    Sylvain Mbaikoubou
    • Le nouveau cuisinieras Le nouveau cuisinier
    Abdou Boukar
    • Le maître d'hôtelas Le maître d'hôtel
    Fatimé Nguenabaye
    • La voisineas La voisine
    Gérard Ganda Mayoumbila
    • Le sous-officieras Le sous-officier
    Mahamat Choukou
    • Soldat barrage 1as Soldat barrage 1
    Tourgoudi Oumar
    • Soldat barrage 2as Soldat barrage 2
    Hadre Dounia
    • Jeune soldat blesséas Jeune soldat blessé
    Hilaire Ndolassem
    • Speaker radioas Speaker radio
    • (voice)
    Laure Cadiot
    • Director
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
    • Writer
      • Mahamat-Saleh Haroun(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Present-day Chad. Adam, fifty-five, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son Abdel. Terribly resentful, he feels socially humiliated. The country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government. The authorities demand that the population contribute to the "war effort", giving money or volunteers old enough to fight off the assailants. The District Chief constantly harasses Adam for his contribution. But Adam is penniless; he only has his son.... —Pyramide International
    • father searches for missing son
    • hotel
    • war effort
    • civil war
    • swimming champion
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      This film was importantly co-financed by the European Union through its EU-ACP Culture Plus Programme.

    User reviews20

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A few breaths of life into this film could have made it so much better!
    "A Screaming Man" ("Un homme qui crie") was a frustrating film to watch. There was so much potential but the film failed to exploit this throughout. And, while I would recommend you see it, it's the sort of film that most folks simply wouldn't sit through and SHOULD have been better.

    The movie is set in Chad. It appears to be sometime around the present day, though this is uncertain--as civil wars have been going on in the country off and on for decades and WHICH one this is isn't explained. This isn't really a problem--just go with it. The story centers around an older man nicknamed 'Champ', as he was a Central African swimming champion back in the 1960s. His job since has been to work as a pool attendant at a resort in his country. While to Westerners this might seem like a dull or unimportant job, it was everything to Champ--stability and a sense of importance. And when his boss began firing and rearranging things at the resort, Champ is panicked when they decide to have Champ's son take over the job alone (they'd both been working together) and move Champ to the job of gate keeper. What Champ does to cope with this is fascinating and makes for an interesting twist, but unfortunately though MOST of the film, Champ just keeps silent and broods. There is almost no visible emotion at all--just brooding and silence. And, after a while, the film gets VERY difficult to continue watching because of this. However, if you've invested this much time in the film, keep watching--the ending, though very sad, does tie everything together well. My overall verdict is that with more energy and life, this could have been an amazingly good film. Now, however, it's interesting to very patient folks only--which is sad, as we never get to see films about Chad and its people.
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    • planktonrules
    • Jul 13, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Chad
    • Languages
      • French
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • A Screaming Man
    • Filming locations
      • L'Hotel de Meridien Chari, N'Djamena, Chad
    • Production companies
      • Pili Films
      • Entre Chien et Loup
      • Goi-Goi Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,862
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,421
      • Apr 17, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $193,981
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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