Blondin Diop: A Senegalese Visionary

Overview

After being expelled from France for his subversive communist activities, the Senegalese Maoist activist and artist Omar Blondin Diop (1946-73) returned to Dakar, where he joined the Fundamental Institute of Black Africa and, with his incendiary speeches against colonialism, challenged the power embodied by Léopold Sédar Senghor, president of Senegal.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 17, 2020

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Director

Vincent Meessen

Cinematography

Vincent Pinckaers

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt12908320