Paris' defence minister on Sunday condemned the latest instalment of Marvel's Black Panther franchise, which depicts French troops caught trying to steal resources belonging to the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda.

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I guess I have to watch a marvel movie now

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks interesting. I've got it downloading. Any other movies like that you'd recommend?

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

I've only seen a few African cinema classics but can recommend most of them.

Sembene and Djibril Diop Mambety are the two titans of Senegalese cinema. You can find several of their films here: http://rarefilmm.com/tag/senegal/Sembene's other films are well-regarded; Black Girl is a masterpiece, and was the first sub-Saharan African film to be released worldwide. Mambety's Touki Bouki is iconic but it's a difficult watch because of its animal cruelty and homophobia. I haven't seen any of his other films yet. His niece, Mati Diop, is a successful filmmaker as well (Atlantics). Here's a nice essay on Mambety and the golden years of Senegalese cinema: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2988-touki-bouki-mamb-ty-and-modernity

Soleil O is an excellent anti-colonialist / anti-racist film by a Mauritanian-French director, with a brilliant lead performance by Robert Liensol.

Sambizanga is an Angolan film set during the War of Independence.

Check out solidaritycinema.org , too - lots of great anti-colonialist films there for download.