Cry Freedom
Our people shall be free
1981 | 70m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Ola Balogun |
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| Writer: | Meja Mwangi, Ola Balogun |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1981 |
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| Director: | Ola Balogun |
| Writer: | Meja Mwangi, Ola Balogun |
| Genres: | Drama |
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| Production Companies | Afrocult Foundation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Albert Hall | Haraka |
| Prunella Gee | Susan |
| Jorge Coutinho | Kimano |
| Roberto Pirillo | |
| David Buck |
| Name | Job |
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| Meja Mwangi | Novel |
| Philippe Gosselet | Editor |
| Ola Balogun | Director, Writer |
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