Concerning Violence
- 2014
- Sweden / Finland / Denmark / US
- 1h 18min
- 15
- Directed by: Göran Olsson
- Cast: Lauryn Hill, Kati Outinen, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
- UK release: 28 November 2014
Smart, sobering and thoughtful documentary detailing Africa's hard-fought liberation from colonial rule in the 60s and 70s. Olsson suggests that self-righteous missionaries are just as implicated as those who commit atrocities and human rights violations; the film puts forward a plan of action by tracing a passage through the past.
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Concerning Violence
24 Nov 2014
A smart, passionate essay film from Göran Olsson, narrated by Lauryn Hill
This sobering, important and expertly curated documentary details Africa's hard-fought liberation from colonial rule in the 60s and 70s. Narrated by the musician Lauryn Hill and directed by Göran Olsson, the viewer is taken through nine definitive…
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