Afrique 50

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Overview

The first French anti-colonialist film, derived from an assignment in which the director was to document educational activities by the French League of Schooling in West Africa. Vautier later filmed what he actually saw: “a lack of teachers and doctors, the crimes committed by the French Army in the name of France, the instrumentalization of the colonized peoples.” For his role in the film, Vautier was imprisoned for several months. The film was banned from public screening for more than 40 years.

Keywords

short film
anti-colonialism

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 31, 1950
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French
Countries: France
Production: Ligue française de l'enseignement
Cast: René Vautier
Director: René Vautier
Writer: René Vautier
Producer: René Vautier
Cinematography: René Vautier
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt1201131