A Screaming Man (Cannes 2010 Jury Prize winner) is a meditative feature about paternal pride against the backdrop of a war from award-winning director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Abouna; Daratt). When Adam is forced to give up his job as a pool attendant to his son he is left hurt resentful and humiliated. With the country in the throes of civil war the authorities are demanding that citizens give money or volunteer for the war effort. Adam is penniless and under pressure to contribute he commits a terrible act of betrayal.
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Drama set in modern-day Chad. Adam (Youssouf Djaoro) is a one-time swimming champion who now, in his mid-fifties, works as swimming pool manager at a hotel. His life is turned upside down when the hotel is taken over by new owners who make Adam redundant and give the job to his son Abdel (Dioucounda Koma). Meanwhile, the country is gripped by civil war as the government comes under attack from rebel forces and all civilians are expected to contribute to the war effort. Humiliated, resentful and penniless, Adam makes a deal with the leader of the local resistance movement that he will live to regret.
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