A Screaming Man, directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun, depicts the struggles of a Chadian man during the recent Civil War. Adam, commonly referred to as "Champ", is a Chadian father who works at a pool for the local hotel with his son, Abdel. Almost immediately into the movie, Champ is approached by the management of the hotel and asked if the pool tending is a one-man job. Eventually, his son takes over the job per the hotel management's directions, and Champ is forced to be a gatekeeper thus taking his friend's job. Later, Abdel is drafted into the army to fight for the Civil War; this lets Champ regain his job at the pool. Then, due to the problems from the war and the hysteria it created, Champ is the only worker who shows up to the hotel to work. Another plot twist occurs when a mysterious girl who we later find out is Abdel's girlfriend of one year, appears at Champ's house. While learning of his new daughter, Champ develops a plan to help steal his son from the army. Champ then executes his plan, and he steals Abdel from the frontlines and drives him back to the house. Eventually, Abdel dies from wounds and tells his father to float him down a river. Throughout the movie, silence during scenes is use to help further emotions and maybe even drive anticipation. This part of the movie makes the movie where slow and boring. I would not recommend this movie to those who are not accustomed to slow, un American movies. This movie really opened my eyes to the different varieties of movies out in the world as I have never watched a movie that utilizes silence so often.
Review of A Screaming Man
