Synopsis
Adam Ousmane is a pool attendant at a local resort. When the new managers decide to downsize, Adam loses his job to his own son, Abdel. Shattered by the turn of events, Adam is pressured into contributing to the Chadian war effort. With no money to speak of, the only asset he can donate is his son.
Key facts
Cast
Youssouf Djaoro, Diouc Koma, Emile Abossolo M'bo, Hadje Fatime N'Goua, Marius Yelolo, Djénéba Koné, Li Heling, Rémadji Adèle Ngaradoumbaye
Original language
Arabic
First release
September 29, 2010 (France)
Setting
N'Djamena
Crew
Screenplay
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Producer
Florence Stern
Editing
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Trailer
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Festival History
- Seattle International Film Festival 2011 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2011 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2010 generic
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2010 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2010 generic
Titles
| Original title | Un homme qui crie | |
| Alternate title | A Screaming Man |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | September 29, 2010 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | November 19, 2010 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 13, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Greece | December 22, 2011 |
Full credits
| Director | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| Cast | Youssouf Djaoro (Adam 'Champion' Ousmane), Diouc Koma (Abdel Ousmane), Emile Abossolo M'bo (Le chef de quartier), Hadje Fatime N'Goua (Mariam), Marius Yelolo (David), Djénéba Koné (Djénéba Koné), Li Heling (Mme Wang), Rémadji Adèle Ngaradoumbaye (Souad), John Mbaiedoum (Etienne), Sylvain Mbaikoubou (Le nouveau cuisinier), Abdou Boukar (Le maître d'hôtel), Fatimé Nguenabaye (La voisine), Gérard Ganda Mayoumbila (Le sous-officier), Mahamat Choukou (Soldat barrage 1), Tourgoudi Oumar (Soldat barrage 2), Hadre Dounia (Jeune soldat blessé), Hilaire Ndolassem (Radio Speaker (voice)) |
| Screenplay | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| Producer | Florence Stern |
| Editing | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
| Production design | Ledoux Madeona |
| Sound | Dana Farzanehpour, Philippe Vandendriessche |
| Costumes | Céline Delaire |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
