Hissein Habré, a Chadian Tragedy

From 1982 to 1990, more than 40 000 people are believed to have been killed in Chad under Hissein Habré’s reign of terror. In 2013 the former dictator was arrested in neighboring Senegal, where he was living in exile. After a long and fierce struggle from survivors of the terror, Habré was prosecuted and put to trial in Senegal for crimes against the humanity in an African Union-backed court. This landmark trial – the first time in modern history that one country's domestic courts have prosecuted a former leader of another country for human rights crimes – can prove to have great consequences for how countries in the future may prosecute their leaders. In this documentary we follow the struggle of the survivors and the bereaved for justice and reconciliation in a divided country. Per Eirik Gilsvik

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (b. 1961, Chad) has made films in his home country since the mid-nineties. His first feature film was the documentary Bye Bye Africa (1999), which he both directed and starred in. In 2010 his film A Screaming Man won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Grigris was nominated for the Palme d´Or in 2013. Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy premiered in Cannes 2016.

THE CRITICAL ROOM: LANDMARK TRIAL FOR 'AFRICA'S PINOCHET'

Friday October 14 6:30 PM, Vika 2

We gather the director Mahamat Saleh Haroun and historianand Chad-expert Ketil Fred Hansen to a talk about the historical trial against Hissein Habré and the possibilities for reconciliation and justice in Chad and the greater region. The conversation is led by Tove Gravdal from Morgenbladet.

DIRECTOR CONVERSATION

Film: Hissein Habré, A Chadian Tragedy

Time and date: 13th October at 20:00

Place: Filmens hus - Tancred

The director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun will be interviewed on-stage by online film magazine Montages before the screening.