Synopsis
From 1983 to 1987, former Upper Volta, an ex French colony and an independent republic since 1960, was known as Burkina Faso (tle land of free and worthy men). In 1984, the country underwent political, social and economic upheaval on a scale never seen before in black Africa : this was the Burkinabé Revolution led by Captain Thomas Sankara.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Myriapodus Films
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Stephan Oriach
- Screenwriter : Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda
- Director of Photography : Stephan Oriach
- Music Composer : Ray Lema
- Editor : Stephan Oriach
- Sound Recordist : Issaka Thiombiano
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Politics
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 92.978
- Visa issue date : 10/10/1997
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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