The African Who Wanted to Fly (2016)

Directed by

Samantha Biffot

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

Gabon

Runtime

1h 10m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Luc Bendza, a Gabonese man who dreams of learning to fly and pursue martial arts. He travels to China to train and overcome obstacles to achieve his goals.

inspiringdeterminedhopefulpersonalreflectiveupbeatmotivationalunderstated

What happens

The African Who Wanted to Fly (French: L'Africain Qui Voulait Voler) is a 2016 Gabonese film directed by Samantha Biffot. It is partly based on the biography of Luc Bendza. The film was made in two languages, Chinese and French, and had English subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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