Underplayed Gems

Asientos (1995)

Asientos poster
Directed by
François Woukoache
Genre
documentary film
Country
Cameroon
Runtime
52 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young African man haunted by ongoing violence escapes into his imagination and travels to Goree Island. The film follows his journey through empty but memory-laden places as he questions the legacy of the slave trade.

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What happens

Asientos est un film documentaire camerounais réalisé en 1995. « Asientos » signifie « chose acquise, décidée ». C’est sous cette forme de « Asientos », ou licences, que l’Espagne du confiait aux négriers européens l’organisation de la traite des esclaves. Cent ans se sont écoulés depuis qu’a pris fin la déportation d’Africains vers le Nouveau monde. Le film raconte l’histoire d’un jeune Africain traumatisé par la violence qu’il voit encore aujourd’hui. Pour y échapper, il se réfugie dans l’imaginaire et se rend à l’île de Gorée. Ce voyage au cœur de la douleur et de la souffrance, à travers des lieux vides mais pourtant chargés de mémoire, est une suite de questionnements. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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