The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
In 2013, former Chadian dictator Hissein Habré’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 Habré 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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Metacritic80/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Mahamat-Saleh HarounDirector
Cast
- Hissène HabréHimself
- Clement AbaifoutaCast
- Djanasbaye EliseeCast
- Seringue RichardCast
- Mahamat (Cemroonian)Cast
- Badolo WayaCast
- Mahamat Saleh OusmanCast
- Issa SoulemaneCast
- Ginette N'garbayeCast
- Zenaba GalyamCast
- Hissein Robert GambierCast
- Kaltouma DabaCast
Themes
dictatorrepublic of chad