Amok (1983)
- Directed by
- Souheil Ben-Barka
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Senegal, Morocco, Guinea
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An old teacher leaves his rural village and travels to Johannesburg during the Soweto uprising. The story follows his journey into a city torn by political conflict.
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What happens
Amok is a 1983 Moroccan drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka. It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Borrowing heavily of Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country but putting the action in the context of the Soweto uprising, it tells the initiating journey of an old teacher from a backward Natal village to the conflict-ridden modern Johannesburg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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