Afrique, je te plumerai (1993)

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88 min - Documentary | History - 13 November 2002 (France)

5.8

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A documentary examining political repression in Cameroon, Central Africa.

Director:

Jean-Marie Téno

Stars:

Jean-Marie Téno, Narcisse Kouokam and Marie Claire Dati

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	Jean-Marie Téno	...	Narrator
	Narcisse Kouokam
	Marie Claire Dati
	Essindi Mindja
	Aboubakar Toine
	Ange Guetouom

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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.' Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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