African FILM FESTIVAL New Zealand

WELLINGTON 27 OCTOBER 2022 TO 30 OCTOBER 2022 | AUCKLAND 24 NOVEMBER 2022 TO 4 DECEMBER 2022

Captain Thomas Sankara

GENRE: Documentary
LENGTH: 89 Minutes
LOCATIONS: Burkina Faso, Switzerland
DIRECTOR: Christophe Cupelin
LANGUAGES: French
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Synopsis

A portrait comprised of material from the archives of Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso from 1983 until his assassination in 1987. Through his desire to liberate his country and transform his fellow citizens’ way of thinking by questioning the world order and challenging the authority of those with power at that time, he made a mark on both African and world history.

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