Our Africa
Directed by Alexander Markov2018 45mDocumentary
1960. The USSR starts humanitarian aid programs based on Marxist ideology in several newly independent African countries. For more than 35 years the Soviets expand their influence in Africa. Soviet filmmakers are sent along to document the glorious advance of socialism on the entire continent. After the fall of the Soviet empire Russia lost political interest in Africa, but thousands of kilometers of footage shot on African soil remain. With the help of filmmakers from back then, OUR AFRICA will recreate the time of the “Great Utopia” and expose the mechanisms behind the creation of propaganda films.
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Our Africa was released on April 17, 2018.
Our Africa was directed by Alexander Markov.
Our Africa has a runtime of 45m.
Our Africa was produced by Heleen Gerritsen, Alexander Markov, Sahand Zamani.
- The USSR starts humanitarian aid programs based on Marxist ideology in several newly independent African countries. For more than 35 years the Soviets expand their influence in Africa. Soviet filmmakers are sent along to document the glorious advance of socialism on the entire continent. After the fall of the Soviet empire Russia lost political interest in Africa, but thousands of kilometers of footage shot on African soil remain. With the help of filmmakers from back then, OUR AFRICA will recreate the time of the “Great Utopia” and expose the mechanisms behind the creation of propaganda films.
The key characters in Our Africa are Self (José Eduardo dos Santos), Self (Mikhail Gorbachev), Self (Sam Nujoma).
Our Africa is a Documentary film.
Our Africa had a budget of $360K.