Film Synopsis
Adam, once a former swimming champion, is now employed as a pool
attendant at a luxury hotel in Ndjamena, Chad. When the hotel
comes under new management, Adam is forced, reluctantly, to surrender
his job to his son, Abdel. The country is plagued by civil war
and the government is threatened by armed rebels. The country's
leaders appeal to the population to surrender their money or their
children in the fight against the rebel uprising. Adam has no
money. All he has is his son...
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Film Credits
- Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- Script: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
- Cinematographer: Laurent Brunet
- Music: Wasis Diop
- Cast: Youssouf Djaoro (Adam Ousmane 'Champion'),
Dioucounda Koma (Abdel Ousmane),
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),
Laure Cadiot,
Guryam Champon,
Karine Champon
- Country: France / Belgium / Chad
- Language: French / Arabic
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 92 min
- Aka: A Screaming Man