Credits
Title: | CUBA - UNE ODYSÉE AFRICAINE |
Title German: | FIDEL, DER CHE UND DIE AFRIKANISCHE ODYSSEE |
Title English: | CUBA: AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY |
Country: | Frankreich 2007 |
Format: | BetaSP |
Colour: | Colour and b/w |
Language: | OF frz.m.dt. UT |
Length: | 120 Minutes |
Film series: | Jenseits von Europa X |
Director : | El-Tahri, Jihan |
Screenplay: | El-Tahri, Jihan |
Cinematography: | Lehmann, Frank Peter |
Editing: | Bovon, Gilles |
Music: | Les Frères Guissé |
Sound: | Baker, James |
Producer: | Temps Noir |
Production company: | Arte France |
BBC Films |
Storyline
Behind the so-called "cold" war, four adversaries with conflicting interests face off in the African continent: the Soviets want to expand their influence; the United States intend to appropriate the continent`s natural riches; the former empires seek to revive their shaky colonial power; and the young nations defend their newlywon independence, armed with an ideal: internationalism. African revolutionaries like Patrice Lumumba, Amilcar Cabral and Agostinho Neto call on Cuban guerrillas to help them in their struggle. Cuba will play a central role on the continent. From Che Guevara`s tragicomic epic in the Congo up to the triumph of the battle of Cuito Cuanavale in Angola, this film tells the story of the internationalists whose saga is at the basis of today’s word: they won all the battles, but end up loosing the war.
Comment
FESPACO 2007, Ouagadougou: besondere Erwähnung der Jury
Festival "Vues d’Afrique" 2007, Montreal: Preis für die beste Regie
Weitere Auszeichnungen bei (Dokumentarfilm-) Festivals in Marseille (2006), Lissabon, Johannesburg und New York (alle 2007).
FESPACO 2007, Ouagadougou: une mention spéciale du jury
Festival "Vues d’Afrique" 2007, Montréal: Le prix de la meilleure réalisatrice
Autres récompenses lors de festivals (de films documentaires) à Marseille (2006), Lisbonne, Johannesburg et New York (tous en 2007).
- Fidel, der Che und die afrikanische Odyssee