Fogo, l’île de feu

A Short film of

Production year1979

Runtime34 min

Synopsis

In this documentary about Cape Verde and the island of Fogo produced by the revolutionary government of the new country, Sarah Maldoror returns to the anthropological vision of documentaries like Las Hurdes or Jean Rouch's ethnographic documentaries, but unlike these, there is neither exoticism nor paternalism in the extreme hardships in this land of adverse conditions, instead a culture learning to live without tutelage.

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Sarah Maldoror
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Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 1979
Runtime : 34 min
Color type : Color
Rating restrictions : None

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French short films tour the world: November 2025

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Italy, 2025
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IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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