Hissein Habre, A Chadian Tragedy
Icarus Films | Release Date: September 21, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Village VoiceBilge EbiriSep 21, 2017
Over the course of its simple, unadorned 82 minutes, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Hissein Habré: A Chadian Tragedy wrecks you in ways you might not have known were possible. Read full review
90
VarietyJay WeissbergSep 21, 2017
[A] concise, clearly told and deeply effective documentary. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerSep 21, 2017
By focusing his camera on those “half-men, completely broken” by Habre’s reign and allowing them to tell their stories, Haroun is helping his country to finally mourn its own tragedy, while his warm and understanding approach offers up what feels like a path toward appeasement. Read full review
70
The New YorkerRichard BrodySep 21, 2017
Haroun journeys through the country and films his travels to meet with the regime’s victims. He brings a profound compassion and a controlled rage to accounts of moral obscenities, while also recording accounts of deep solidarity among the victims, even under terrifying circumstances. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 21, 2017
It’s more of a document than a documentary; calling it cinema seems like an error of categorization. Read full review
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