Sahara Occidental indépendance ou génocide? (1976)

Original title

Sahara Occidental : indépendance ou génocide ?

Directed by

Bruno Muel, Théo Robichet

Genre

documentary film

Country

Western Sahara

How it feels

This documentary shows the Sahrawi people and the Polisario Front fighting for independence for Western Sahara. The filmmakers traveled the region and collected evidence of abuses by Moroccan forces during the guerrilla war.

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What happens

Sahara Occidental indépendance ou génocide? (Western Sahara, independence or genocide?), is a 1976 Western Saharan documentary film co-directed by Bruno Muel, Théo Robichet, and Miguel Ibarrondo. The film is produced by Théo Robichet for Unicité. The film explains the struggle of the Saharawi people and Polisario Front for the independence of Western Sahara and the guerrilla war against the Moroccans. The film crew traveled the north-east of Western Sahara, and collected the recent traces of Moroccan abuses and the remains needed for the film. The film made its premier on 3 December 1976 in France. The film received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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