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Hissein Habre, a Chadian Tragedy

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Chadian dictator Hissène Habré was arrested in Senegal in 2013 and brought to trial in 2015 for crimes against humanity. Survivors of his regime speak out.

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Bilge Ebiri Village Voice 09/19/2017
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. Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 09/19/2017
It's more of a document than a documentary; calling it cinema seems like an error of categorization. Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 09/18/2017
[An] intimate, experiential, and impassioned documentary. Go to Full Review Michael McNeely That Shelf 02/15/2019
Watching this film is not easy, nor should it be. Go to Full Review Richard Porton Cinema Scope 10/02/2017
It is to Haroun's credit that he lets this statement stand alone, without any editorial embellishments. For the attentive viewer, there's no need for the director to connect the dots and invoke historical precedents. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Director

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

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Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

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Synopsis Chadian dictator Hissène Habré was arrested in Senegal in 2013 and brought to trial in 2015 for crimes against humanity. Survivors of his regime speak out.
Director
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Producer
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Screenwriter
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 22m