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62% Critic Match
Africa Blood and Guts
“Every Scene Looks You Straight in the Eye... and Spits!”
6.2 / 10• 1966• 2h 18m•R• Italian
DocumentaryWar
Storyline
A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.
Cast & Crew
Sergio Rossi
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Jomo Kenyatta
(archive footage)
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Himself (uncredited)
Julius Nyerere
Himself (uncredited)
Moïse Kapenda Tshombe
Himself (uncredited)
RG
Richard Gordon Turnbull
Himself (uncredited)
Ian Yule
Himself (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gualtiero Jacopetti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Africa Blood and Guts is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
