Africa, I Will Fleece You
1993•1h 28m•6.1•Released
HistoryDocumentary
This documentary of repressive political realities in Cameroon begins with the 1990 publication of an open letter to President Biya calling for a national conference - and the immediate arrest of the letter's author and publisher. The narration then examines the nation's colonial history, beginning with the first German missionary in 1901, the establishment of schools, French occupation following World War I, the paucity of books written by and published by Cameroonians, and the repression of the CPU, a leftist organization of the 1950s and 1960s. Cameroon and its people are the lark, its feathers plucked first by colonialism and then by native strongmen: 'Alouette, je te plumerai.'
Director
Jean-Marie Téno
Languages
French
Studio
ZDF
Cast
Narcisse Kouokam
Marie Claire Dati
Aboubakar Toine
Ange Guetouom
Jean-Marie Téno
Narrator
Production
Company
ZDF
Company
Les Films du Raphia
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