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Thematic programmes - Looking for Homeland
The experiences of an African expatriate living and attempting to work in France in the 1960s are rendered through a series of stylized set pieces that audaciously combine documentary, satire, and folklore. The film represents an attack on colonialism, racism, and Western capitalist values, maintaining its relevance up to today and showing much of the struggle for representation in cinema that Hondo attempted to achieve throughout his career.
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Cast:
Robert Liensol, Théo Légitimus, Gabriel Glissand -
Original Title:
Soleil Ô -
Country:
France, Mauritania -
Year:
1970 - 120 min Subtitles PT
Director
Med Hondo
Med Hondo (1936-2019) is a Mauritanian director and actor. Hondo emigrated to France in the late 50s and, in 1966, he formed the theatre company Shango, touring France and focusing primarily on black repertory theatre. In the late 60s, he began acting in television and film and, in 1967, released his first feature film, Soleil Ô, which would bring the director international recognition, taking him into festivals such as Cannes and earning him the Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival. Between 1977 and 1979, Hondo released two documentaries about the independence movement in Western Sahara, Nous aurons toute la morte pour dormir (1977) and West Indies (1979). Throughout his career, Hondo not only exposed colonialism in its many forms, but also fought to represent and give a voice to those suffering under discrimination.
