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Africa Addio( 1966)

TV-MADocumentaryHorror
63%
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Every Scene Looks You Straight in the Eye... and Spits!

Overview

A documentary about the end of the colonial era in Africa, portraying acts of animal poaching, violence, executions, and tribal slaughter.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Sergio Rossi

      Narrator (voice)

    2. cast image

      Jomo Kenyatta

      (archive footage)

    3. cast image

      Gualtiero Jacopetti

      Himself (uncredited)

    4. cast image

      Julius Nyerere

      Himself (uncredited)

    5. cast image

      Moïse Kapenda Tshombe

      Himself (uncredited)

    6. cast image

      Richard Gordon Turnbull

      Himself (uncredited)

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      Ian Yule

      Himself (uncredited)

    Social

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    A review by adorablepanic

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    Written by adorablepanic on Thu Apr 02 2020
    AFRICA ADDIO (1966) is a difficult work to evaluate. Released at a time when most major media resources were focused on the Vietnam War, co-directors Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi were among a very, very small group of people documenting the unrest which accompanied the decolonization of Africa. More than 50 years after its release, this is still a brutally graphic film: human death is captured on camera, up-close and unsimulated; hippopotami and elephants are attacked with spears until they resemble living pin-cushions, only expiring after suffering prolonged and agonizing brutality;...

    Media

    Videos 3Backdrops 6Posters 10

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • africa
    • congo
    • mercenary
    • cane
    • colonialism
    • mondo
    • colonization
    • shockumentary