L'Afrique en morceaux

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L'Afrique en morceaux
Directed by Jihan El-Tahri
Screenplay byJihan El Tahri Peter Chappell
Produced byArte France Canal + Capa
CinematographyPeter Chappell
Edited byVéronique Leroy
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryFrance

L'Afrique en morceaux is a 2000 documentary film directed by Jihan El-Tahri. [1] [2]

Synopsis

April, 1994. Genocide in Rwanda. 800,000 dead. A catastrophe that upset the balance in the entire region. The Great Lakes region of Africa ended the year with a bloodbath. This documentary shows the intrigues, the dramatic effects, the treasons, the vengeances that prevailed over those years and whose only goal was to maintain or increase each faction's area of influence. In just ten years, the population saw all their hopes vanish: The dream of an Africa in control of its own destiny, alimentary self-sufficiency, the end of interethnic conflicts. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "L'Afrique en morceaux". africultures.com. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 Zegna-Rata, Olivier (23 February 2001). "L'Afrique en morceaux : une leçon d'histoire immédiate". Afrik (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  3. Brard, Caroline (29 March 2004). "Interview Jihan El Tahri". ARTE France . Retrieved 10 March 2012.