A Screaming Man is a very slow paced movie, but I feel it is necessary to get the point across of all the emotion. I had trouble keeping up with the slow pace as I am used to movies that have something going on every five seconds. The movie starts off with Adam, who is the father of Abdel, and he works at the pool with his son. The hotel they work out is beginning to fire the older workers that do not do as much for the hotel, and Adam fears that he will lose his job at the pool. After his interview with the lady in charge of the hotel, he is confident that his place will remain the same at the pool. His son Abdel also speaks to the manager and becomes distant for the rest of the day to Adam, as Abdel soon replaces his father and becomes solely responsible for the pool. Adam is moved to the front gate. During all of this there is a war going on between the army and the rebels. Everyone is being forced to help the army either by money or giving up a son. Due to Adam's anger about losing his position at the pool, he offers his son up to the army. His son is taken and eventually Adam is torn apart as he realizes that Abdel has a girlfriend who is pregnant and that he tore apart the family. He goes to retrieve Abdel, but he is badly injured and eventually dies as they arrive to a nearby river. To me the ending means Abdel was killed by what Adam loves most, which is swimming, and now to pay for it he loses his son. I would recommend seeing this movie, Even though I just gave most of it away.
Review of A Screaming Man
