Hissein Habre, A Chadian Tragedy

Name: Hissein Habre, A Chadian Tragedy
Genre: Documentary
Released: September 21, 2017
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Hissène Habré

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Icarus Films | Release Date: September 21, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Hissène Habré

Summary: In 2013, former Chadian dictator Hissein Habre's arrest in Senegal marked the end of a long combat for the survivors of his regime. Accompanied by the Chairman of the Association of the Victims of the Hissein Habre Regime, Mahamat Saleh Haroun goes to meet those who survived this tragedy and who still bear the scars of the horror in theirIn 2013, former Chadian dictator Hissein Habre's arrest in Senegal marked the end of a long combat for the survivors of his regime. Accompanied by the Chairman of the Association of the Victims of the Hissein Habre Regime, Mahamat Saleh Haroun goes to meet those who survived this tragedy and who still bear the scars of the horror in their flesh and in their souls. Through their courage and determination, the victims accomplish an unprecedented feat in the history of Africa: that of bringing a Head of State to trial.… Expand

Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 82 min

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Bilge Ebiri

Sep 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

Jay Weissberg

Sep 21, 2017

[A] concise, clearly told and deeply effective documentary. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Sep 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

Richard Brody

Sep 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

Ben Kenigsberg

Sep 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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Bambey

Aug 8, 2022

I think it is the greatest documentary ever made in the history of this nation. I really liked

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