Africa Addio (Farewell Africa)

[Loki]

A must-see documentary for anyone who wants to gain an understanding of Africa's transition from colonialism to democracy. Warning: contains disturbing imagery.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8om8-DnVTU

[Lucifer]

my favorite african dictateur is jean-bedel bokassa, self proclaimed emperor of central africa...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/Bokassa2.JPG

[Loki]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_addio

The film includes footage of the Zanzibar revolution, which included the massacre of approximately 5,000 Arabs in 1964 (estimates range up to 20,000 in the aftermath), as well as of the aftermath of the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya.

In West Germany, a protest movement against the film emerged after "Africa Addio" was awarded by the state-controlled movie rating board ("Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden"). The protest was chiefly organized by the Socialist German Student Union (SDS) and groups of African students. In West Berlin, the distributor resigned from showing the film after a series of demonstrations and damages to cinemas. Today, the protests against "Africa Addio" are regarded as being the first anti-racist movement in German history.

Film critic Roger Ebert, in a scathing 1967 review of the (unauthorised) American version of the film, calls it "racist" and claims that it "slanders a continent". He notes the opening narration and subtitles:

"Europe has abandoned her baby," the narrator mourns, "just when it needs her the most." Who has taken over, now that the colonialists have left? The advertising spells it out for us: "Raw, wild, brutal, modern-day savages!"

[Caismeachd]

Farewell Uncle Tom is a good one as well. A truer picture of what the slave trade was really like rather than Hollywood films. To me these movies aren't really racist or truly exploitative but just objective and realistic interpretations.

[arcticwolf]

Not many can handle the truth. Most live their entire lives with their heads so far up their asses they never see the light. :laugh:

"You can't handle the truth" is not just a cute way to say fuck you! :laugh:

[Mortimer]

interesting, but it seems to be italian. i dont see the english sub-titles dont know why. well my general opinion on third world conditions isnt positive. i think africa needs to work hard

[Methusalem]

Interesting. I am going to take my time to watch it.