In the 1960s and 1970s, numerous African nations fought for independence from colonial rule. These liberation movements, including those in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau, were at the center of violent conflicts. In his film, Swedish documentary filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson sheds light on these historical events using archive material recorded between 1966 and 1984 by Swedish documentary filmmakers and television journalists. The footage is accompanied by texts from Frantz Fanon's work “The Wretched of the Earth,” a central text in decolonial literature. In it, Fanon analyzes the psychological and social effects of colonialism and argues for the radical liberation of oppressed peoples. In the film, these texts are spoken by musician Lauryn Hill, which lends emotional depth to the theoretical explanations. CONCERNING VIOLENCE won the “Cinema fairbindet” award at the Berlinale in 2014 and received international recognition for its powerful portrayal of colonial violence and its effects. The film encourages viewers to question the mechanisms of colonialism and reflect on its ongoing impact on postcolonial societies.
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In the 1960s and 1970s, numerous African nations fought for independence from colonial rule. These liberation movements, including those in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau, were at the center of violent conflicts. In his film, Swedish documentary filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson sheds light on these historical events using archive material recorded between 1966 and 1984 by Swedish documentary filmmakers and television journalists.
The footage is accompanied by texts from Frantz Fanon's work “The Wretched of the Earth,” a central text in decolonial literature. In it, Fanon analyzes the psychological and social effects of colonialism and argues for the radical liberation of oppressed peoples. In the film, these texts are spoken by musician Lauryn Hill, which lends emotional depth to the theoretical explanations.
CONCERNING VIOLENCE won the “Cinema fairbindet” award at the Berlinale in 2014 and received international recognition for its powerful portrayal of colonial violence and its effects. The film encourages viewers to question the mechanisms of colonialism and reflect on its ongoing impact on postcolonial societies.