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Cry Freedom (1981)

Our people shall be free

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Ola Balogun

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Albert Hall
Albert Hall
Haraka
Prunella Gee
Prunella Gee
Susan
Jorge Coutinho
Jorge Coutinho
Kimano
Roberto Pirillo
Roberto Pirillo
David Buck
David Buck

Crews

Ola Balogun
Ola Balogun
Director
Ola Balogun
Ola Balogun
Writer
Meja Mwangi
Meja Mwangi
Novel
Philippe Gosselet
Philippe Gosselet
Editor