Cry Freedom

Synopsis

Balogun's most political film is a confrontation with the African wars of liberation. Based on Carcase for Hounds, Meja Mwangi's novel about the Mau-Mau uprising, it is set in an unnamed country and thus offers the vision of a pan-African struggle for freedom and against colonial oppression. The central figures in the straightforwardly and powerfully told story are the guerrilla leader Haraka and his adversary, the English colonial official Kingsley. In the end, the film becomes a homage to the freedom fighters from all over Africa: the final images show Patrice Lumumba, Steve Biko, Nelson Mandela and Amílcar Cabral, among others.

Main Cast

Albert Hall

Haraka

Age : 86 | Popularity : 12%

Prunella Gee

Susan

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Jorge Coutinho

Kimano

Age : 89 | Popularity : 6%

Roberto Pirillo

Age : 76 | Popularity : 5%

David Buck

Age : 52 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Philippe Gosselet
Directing	Director	Ola Balogun
Writing	Writer	Ola Balogun
	Novel	Meja Mwangi
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion