Africa, I Will Fleece You
As young Cameroonians defy the one-party state in the early 1990s, Jean-Marie Teno traces the country’s ills back to colonial rule.
A film by Jean-Marie Teno
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- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Documentary, History
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Audio
- English · Stereo
- Quality
- HD
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
About the film
Thirty years after Cameroon’s independence, the end of the Cold War and the political upheavals of the early 1990s inspire a generation of young Cameroonians to take to the streets. They challenge the one-party state and its attendant nepotism, corruption and economic failure.
Combining archive footage, contemporary images, interviews, documentary, fiction and personal testimony, Jean-Marie Teno moves back and forth between past and present. He traces a line from the colonial experience, through the repression and silencing of Cameroon’s war of independence, to the violence and corruption of an unbearable present. The written word, once a tool of colonial domination, becomes a possible force for liberation.
- Directed by
- Jean-Marie Teno
- Studios
- Les Films du Raphia, Raphia Films Production, ZDF
- Distributed by
- Les Films du Raphia
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What people are saying
- International CompetitionYamagata International Documentary Film Festival1993
- RetrospectiveCinéma du Réel2022
- RetrospectiveIDFA2023
“Provocative, idiosyncratic, playfully arch and sardonic...Even 30 years after independence, this African nation is searching for its identity.”
“A stinging rebuke of European colonialism...gives potent evidence that the independence won from the French was more ceremonial than substantial.”
“A vast mine of information...a sound investment for all types of libraries. Four Stars.”
Inside the film
Cast & crew
- Jean-Marie TenoDirector, Writer, Producer, Narrator
- Eckart SteinProducer
- Robert DianouxCinematographer
- Louis Paul NtsaCinematographer
- Chantal RogeonEditor, Sound Designer
- Angela MartinEditor
- Francis BonfantiSound Recordist
- Antoine GuebenSound Recordist
- Ray LemaComposer
- Aboubakar ToineComposer
