Un homme qui crie (2010)

Director:

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Writer:

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 April 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Present-day Chad. Adam, sixty something, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Pool Attendant | Swimming Champion | Civil War | Chad

Awards:

7 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Youssouf Djaoro	...	Adam Ousmane 'Champion'
Dioucounda Koma	...	Abdel Ousmane (as Diouc Koma)
Emile Abossolo M'bo	...	Le chef de quartier
Hadje Fatime N'Goua	...	Mariam
Marius Yelolo	...	David
Djénéba Koné	...	Djénéba Koné
Heling Li	...	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	...	Speaker radio (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laure Cadiot
Guryam Champon
Karine Champon
Yaya Haroun
Adoum Issa
Ibrahim Issa
Lisa Journe
Abakar Moussa
Djadoum Taasnal

Directed by
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun		screenplay

Produced by
Sébastien Delloye	....	co-producer
Diana Elbaum	....	co-producer
Florence Stern	....	producer

Original Music by
Wasis Diop

Cinematography by
Laurent Brunet

Film Editing by
Julie Brenta
Marie-Hélène Dozo

Production Design by
Ledoux Madeona

Costume Design by
Céline Delaire

Makeup Department
Nadine Boucher	....	makeup artist (as Nadine Otsobogo-Boucher)

Production Management
Claude Gilaizeau	....	production manager
Sekou Traore	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benjamin Blanc	....	first assistant director
Jean Baptiste Pouilloux	....	scheduling first assistant director

Sound Department
Philippe Baudhuin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dana Farzanehpour	....	sound
Aline Gavroy	....	foley recordist
Héléna Réveillère	....	sound recordist
Philippe van Leer	....	foley artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Franck Verdier	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Charles Fréville	....	colorist

Music Department
Djénéba Koné	....	original songs

Other crew
Louise Arhex	....	script supervisor
Sophie Audier	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Pili Films (co-production)
• Entre Chien et Loup (co-production)
• Goi-Goi Productions (co-production)
• TV5 Monde (participation)
• Fonds Francophone de Production Audiovisuelle du Sud (support)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)
• Tax Shelter de Facoz (financial support)
• Pranarôm International (financial support)
• AR Media (financial support)
• Casa Kafka Pictures (financial support)
• Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique (support)

Distributors

• AmaFilms (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Cine Global Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cine Global (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Film Movement (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Film Movement (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Nettai Museum (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Pyramide Distribution (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• trigon-film (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Film Movement (2010) (Canada) (all media)
• Film Movement (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Soda Pictures (2010) (UK) (all media)
• trigon-film (2011) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)

Also Known As:

"A Screaming Man" - International (English title)
"Egy néma kiáltás" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Ein Mann der schreit" - Germany (imdb display title)
"En man som skriker" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"En mann som skriker" - Norway (imdb display title)
"I kravgi enos anthropou" - Greece (imdb display title)
"Krzyczacy mezczyzna" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Un homme qui crie - Ein Mann der schreit" - Germany (imdb display title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

France | Belgium | Chad

Language:

French | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Abéché, Chad

Company:

Pili Films

An inspiring portrayal of a man's chaotic, but hopeful life.

A powerful character-driven drama with one of the most underrated lead performances from 2010, in Youssouf Djaoro. In the middle of a country ravaged by civil war, a man tries his best to keep old traditions alive, as well as provide for his son and wife, but because the war is so affective, and the people involved so bloodthirsty for new recruits, he must make a deadly sacrifice that will shake the core of his entire life. This is a beautifully realized film, and Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's direction is extremely focused, uncompromising and poignant. He often shoots Youssouf Djaoro in a variety of different angles, either close-up or from a distance, and in doing so, he immerses us into the sheer magnetic power of this actor's presence. In one standout scene in particular, he slowly zooms in on Adam (Youssouf) as he's sitting there at his new job (a job that replaced the one he considered to be his life) meditating on the miserable predicament he's found himself in, as well as his unfortunate down-spiraling life, which only seems to get worse. Youssouf's performance is unforgettable, a genuine performance that is filled with a quiet intensity usually only found in the most gifted and prestigious actors. "A Screaming Man" shows us how keeping up one's spirit and maintaining dignity and honor will always bring us spiritual satisfaction even in the midst of chaos. The war may have kept Adam and his people down, but he didn't let that stop him from making amends to his son and giving him a proper burial.