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  • An attorney and a torture survivor track the former dictator of Chad who terrorized his countrymen for a decade.

    An attorney and a torture survivor track the former dictator of Chad who terrorized his countrymen for a decade.

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    Still from The Dictator Hunter

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The Film

One of the most brutal dictators of the 20th century, Hissène Habré, tortured the people of Chad for eight years before fleeing. Reed Brody, an American lawyer and son of a Holocaust survivor, along with a Chadian survivor, Souleymane, fight against all odds to bring Habré to justice. Along the way Brody and Souleymane experience personal sacrifices in fighting for their ideals.

The Filmmakers

  1. Klaartje QuirijnsDirector
  2. Pieter van HuysteeProducer

  • This film premiered on April 26, 2009 on Global Voices

  • This film is a part of:

    Global Perspectives Collection

How to See It

Film Details

Genre:Documentary
Region:Europe - West, United States, Africa, Africa - Middle, Africa - West, Europe, US - Northeast
Length:60 minutes
Topics:Crime & Justice, Human Rights, Peace & Conflict, Sub-Saharan African

Co-production of Pieter Van Huystee Film and ITVS International