Afrique, je te plumerai (1992)

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Country: Cameroon, France, Germany
Genres: Documentary, History
Release: 2002-11-13
Director: Jean-Marie Téno
Writers: N/A
Language: French
Stars: Jean-Marie Téno , Narcisse Kouokam , Marie Claire Dati , Essindi Mindja , Aboubakar Toine , Ange Guetouom , Mongo Beti
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Africa, I Will Fleece You , Afrique, je te plumerai , Africa, I Will Fleece You (United States of America) , Afrique, je te plumerai (Cameroon) , Africa, I Will Pluck You Clean , Africa, I Will Fleece You (United Kingdom) , Africa, I Will Fleece You , Die Macht der Wörter - Afrique, je te plumerai (Germany)
Plot: 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.'
IMDB:tt0106225