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Cry Freedom

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6.0/10 • 1

1981-01-01 • 1h 10m

Drama

Our people shall be free

Balogun's most political film is a confrontation with the African wars of liberation. Based on Carcase for Hounds, Meja Mwangi's novel about the Mau-Mau uprising, it is set in an unnamed country and thus offers the vision of a pan-African struggle for freedom and against colonial oppression. The central figures in the straightforwardly and powerfully told story are the guerrilla leader Haraka and his adversary, the English colonial official Kingsley. In the end, the film becomes a homage to the freedom fighters from all over Africa: the final images show Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and Amílcar Cabral, among others.

Directors
Ola Balogun
Writters
Ola Balogun
Editors
Ola Balogun, Philippe Gosselet

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  1. Albert Hall

    Albert Hall

    Haraka

  2. Prunella Gee

    Prunella Gee

    Susan

  3. Jorge Coutinho

    Jorge Coutinho

    Kimano

  4. Roberto Pirillo

    Roberto Pirillo

  5. David Buck

    David Buck

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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