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Naked Africa (1957)

Naked Africa poster
Directed by
Cedric Worth, Ray Phoenix
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1957 American documentary pretends to be an educational film about Africa. It was made to shock and exploit audiences, similar to other sensational movies of the time.

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What happens

Naked Africa is a 1957 American Mondo documentary film about Africa released under the pretense of being an educational ethnographic film. It was released on a double bill with White Huntress. The film was later re-rereleased under the title Mondo Africana to exploit the shockumentaries Mondo Cane and Africa Addio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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