Afrique 50

Afrique 50

Release date : December 31, 1950
Runtime : 17m
Countries of origin : France /
Original Language : French /
Director : René Vautier /
Writers : René Vautier /
Production companies : Ligue française de l'enseignement /
December 31, 1950 17m France Documentary French More
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Afrique 50 is a 1950 French documentary film directed by René Vautier. The first French anti-colonialist film, the film derived from an assignment in which the director was to cover educational activities by the French League of Schooling in West Africa. Vautier later filmed what he 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 over several months. The film was not permitted to be shown for more than 40 years.
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  • title:Afrique 50
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1950
  • Runtime:17m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: France ·
  • Original Language: French ·
  • Director: René Vautier /
  • Writers: René Vautier ·
  • Production companies: Ligue française de l'enseignement ·
  • Overview:Afrique 50 is a 1950 French documentary film directed by René Vautier. The first French anti-colonialist film, the film derived from an assignment in which the director was to cover educational activities by the French League of Schooling in West Africa. Vautier later filmed what he 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 over several months. The film was not permitted to be shown for more than 40 years.
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