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A Screaming Man - 2010 film directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. 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 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. Stars Youssouf Djaoro. Unrated, in French and Arabic with optional English subtitles. 102 minutes.
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