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Guns for Banta (1970)
Directed by Sarah Maldoror
“Billed as the first feature film ever from Angola.”
· 1h 25m
Guns for Banta is the first feature-length film by Sarah Maldoror. Shot in Guinea-Bissau, it follows the life and untimely death of Awa, a countrywoman involved in the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). Financed by the Algerian army, which hoped to turn it into a propaganda tool, the film was confiscated from Maldoror because of her demands for full control over the editing. To this day the reels have not been identified or returned.
Crew
- Director
- Sarah Maldoror
Details
- Original title
- Des fusils pour Banta
- Release date
- 1970-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Angola