Cuba, an African Odyssey

Cuba, an African Odyssey
Cuba, an African Odyssey
Directed by	Jihan El-Tahri
Screenplay by	Jihan El-Tahri
Produced by	Temps Noir
Cinematography	Frank Meter Lehmann
Edited by	Gilles Bovon
Music by	Les Frères Guissé
Release date	3 October 2007;
Running time	190 minutes (Part 1: 97 minutes; Part 2: 93 minutes)
Country	France

Cuba, an African Odyssey is a French 2007 documentary film directed by Jihan El-Tahri.^[1] The film was shown on Arte in two parts and released on DVD on 3 October 2007.^[2]

Synopsis

From the early 1960s to the early 1990s, Cuba was instrumental in supporting a number of leftist insurgencies and nationalist movements on the African continent, which it justified under the communist theory of proletarian internationalism. The documentary focuses on Cuba's role in the decolonization of Africa and the extent of its military intervention in several postcolonial African conflicts, such as the South African Border War, Angolan Civil War, and the Ogaden War.

Awards

Vues d'Afrique de Montréal 2007
Sunny Side of the Docs, Marseille 2006
FESPACO 2007

References

^ "Cuba: An Afridan Odyssey". African Film Festival New York. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ "Cuba, une odyssée africaine" [Cuba, an African odyssey]. Le Monde diplomatique (in French). October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2021.