A Screaming Man

Name: A Screaming Man
Genre: Drama
Released: April 13, 2011
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 72

2011

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Film Movement | Release Date: April 13, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: Adam, a former swimming champion in his sixties, is a pool attendant at a hotel in Chad. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son, Abdel, leaving Adam humiliated and resentful. Meanwhile the country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government and theAdam, a former swimming champion in his sixties, is a pool attendant at a hotel in Chad. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up his job to his son, Abdel, leaving Adam humiliated and resentful. Meanwhile the country is in the throes of a civil war. Rebel forces are attacking the government and the authorities demand the people contribute to the "war effort" with money or volunteers old enough to fight. Adam is constantly harassed for his contribution, but he is penniless. In a moment of weakness, Adam makes a decision that he will forever regret. (Film Movement)… Expand

Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Manohla Dargis

Apr 14, 2011

It's a modest film, if only in scale and apparent budget, about some of the greatest questions in life, like the existence of God, our capacity to see beyond our own vanity and the legacies of fathers, both blood and state. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Apr 12, 2011

At its core, A Screaming Man emphasizes the strength of family bonds. It's a sad, moving portrait that has nothing to do with its chaotic setting. Read full review

Robert Koehler

May 26, 2013

Haroun’s tender but unsentimental regard for his characters allows his storytelling a natural gravitas thoroughly suited to the simultaneously unfolding private and national tragedies. Read full review

Peter Brunette

Apr 12, 2011

Haroun is uninterested in big war scenes and is best at evoking the little details of life. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Vadim Rizov

Apr 16, 2011

The first half-hour is as evocative as (and more specific than) Claire Denis' "White Material," a similarly broad treatment of post-colonial chaos. The rest, sadly, falls apart, but Haroun's formal skill confirms his continual promise. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Apr 15, 2011

Haroun is achingly conscious of day-to-day decisions that seem small when they're made but can suddenly loom large. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Apr 12, 2011

The characterizations never comfortably accommodate Haroun's pat metaphor, though his stoic visual storytelling has an oblique gravity. Read full review

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Bambey

Aug 8, 2022

This movie is the one who I will die for!!!! Every single word in this movie touched my soul.

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