A Screaming Man

A Screaming Man 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. Plot Adam (Youssouf Djaoro), a former central African swimming champion, is the pool attendant at a luxury hotel. He is known as Champ. As an economy measure Mrs. Wang, the manager, demotes him to gate security guard and his son Abdel is made pool attendant. The local chief pressures Adam to give money towards Chad's fight against rebel forces, chastising him for not attending a cause meeting. The chief tells Adam of how he sent his 17-year-old son to fight in the war. He also tells Adam he has three days to pay money to support the cause. To regain his post Adam volunteers Abdel for the Chadian Ground Forces, and soldiers come to the family home and forcibly draft Abdel. Adam resumes his job as pool attendant. A 17-year-old girl, Abdel's pregnant girlfriend, arrives at Adam's home and is taken in and cared for. The conflict worsens and the townspeople flee. Adam tells his daughter-in-law of his treachery and she breaks down. Adam rethinks his position and takes his motorcycle with sidecar to the war zone to bring Abdel home. He finds Abdel seriously wounded- eye, neck, right arm and abdomen. That night Adam takes Abdel from the hospital, places him in the sidecar and heads for home. On the journey Abdel says he wishes to swim in the river. Abdel dies as they reach the river. Adam floats the corpse in the river, which takes the body away. Cast The film features; Youssouf Djaoro as Adam Diouc Koma as Abdel Emile Abossolo M'Bo as district chief Hadjé Fatimé N'Goua as Mariam Marius Yelolo as David Djénéba Koné as Djeneba Heling Li as Mme Wang John Mbaiedoum as Etienne Abdou Boukar as Le maître d'hôtel Gerrard Ganda Mayoumbila as Le sous-officer Tourgodi Oumar as Soldat barrage 2 Hilaire Ndolassem as Radion speaker (voice) Remadji Adele Nagaradoum as Souad Sylvain Nbaikoubou as Le nouveau cuisiner Fatimé Nguenabaye as La voisine Mahamat Choukou as Soldat barrage 1 Hadre Dounia as Joune Soldat blessé Laure Cadiot