Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara

Born: December 21, 1949
Died: October 15, 1987

Movies for Thomas Sankara...

Laissez-faire
Title: Laissez-faire
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 30, 2015
Type: Movie
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
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Concerning Violence
Title: Concerning Violence
Character: Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
Released: January 17, 2014
Type: Movie
Concerning Violence is based on newly discovered, powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World, accompanied by classic text from The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon.
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Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness
Title: Sankara ... And That Day They Killed Happiness
Released: July 11, 2013
Type: Movie
In this documentary by a veteran Italian journalist Silvestro Montanaro some of the conspirators behind Sankara’s death are interviewed. The rise and fall of The Burkinabé Revolution is placed in the international context.
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Capitaine Thomas Sankara
Title: Capitaine Thomas Sankara
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 3, 2012
Type: Movie
A portrait composed of archives of Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso between 1983 and his murder in 1987. Ready to liberate his country and transform the mentalities of his fellow citizens, contesting the world’s political order and challenging the powers of his time, Sankara stands out strongly in the history both of Africa and of the world.
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Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Title: Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 8, 2006
Type: Movie
Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso, was known as "the African Che", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devastating humor, his spirit and his altruism. More than a classic biography, this film sheds light on the impact that this man and his politic made on Burkina Faso and Africa in general.
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Thomas Sankara
Title: Thomas Sankara
Released: January 2, 1991
Type: Movie
Captain Thomas Sankara was the leader of the Burkinabe Revolution. This film is a biographical profile of the revolutionary, the improvements he generated in his country and the new socio-political dimension he instituted in Burkina Faso.