Underplayed Gems

Sankara is Not Dead (2019)

Sankara is Not Dead poster
Original title
Sankara n'est pas mort
Country
France
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young poet travels across Burkina Faso after a 2014 uprising. The film follows her journey and reflections on the legacy of former president Thomas Sankara.

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What happens

Sankara Is Not Dead (theatrically as Sankara n'est pas mort) is a 2019 French documentary film directed by Burkinabé filmmaker Lucie Viver and produced by Eugénie Michel-Villette. The film revolves around the young poet Bikontine who starts a journery from South to North after Burkina Faso's October 2014 popular uprising during the reign of former president Thomas Sankara. In 2021, the film won the Best History Documentary Prize at Benin City Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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