Underplayed Gems

Captain Thomas Sankara (2014)

Captain Thomas Sankara poster
Original title
Capitaine Thomas Sankara
Directed by
Christophe Cupelin
Genre
documentary film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary uses only archival footage to cover the life and political actions of Thomas Sankara. It follows his time as the leader of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987 during the Burkinabe revolution.

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What happens

Capitaine Thomas Sankara est un film documentaire suisse réalisé par Christophe Cupelin, sorti en salles le 3 septembre 2014 en Suisse romande et le 25 novembre 2015 en France. Constitué exclusivement d'images d'archives, le film évoque le parcours de Thomas Sankara et la politique qu'il conduisit à la tête du Burkina Faso au cours de la première révolution burkinabè entre 1983 et 1987. Réalisé 25 ans après l'assassinat de celui qui demeure une icône de la jeunesse africaine, Capitaine Thomas Sankara est à la fois le premier long métrage de Christophe Cupelin, et le premier long métrage consacré à Thomas Sankara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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