The second official sequel to the original shockumentary, displaying cruel acts of animal poaching and violence, executions, and tribal slaughtering, all taking place on the African continent.
Directed by: Franco Prosperi, Gualtiero Jacopetti
Release Date: February 11, 1966
DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004
Stats: 41 reviews
"Europe, the continent that nursed Africa, can no longer manage this big black baby that grew too quickly, keeps bad company, and what's more, hates it because of its white skin. And so it is abandoned, still cranky and immature, just at the moment when it needs Europe the most."
Cut twenty minutes out then give me a death metal soundtrack and narration by Kevin Spacey
I was at a friends when I saw this and I was really taken by it. It is one of those movies that you don't enjoy watching but are glad to have seen.
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"What the camera sees it films pitilessly, without sympathy, without taking sides". (Not true, this film is heavily biased!). As colonialism collapsed in the 60s, Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi rushed to Africa, recording the horrifying battle for control that followed. Here was a world now ruled by rebels and refugees, plunderers and poachers, mercenaries and murderers, a land aflame with brutality, racism and unspeakable slaughter.At risk of their lives, they captured it all. The result is a daring & disturbing work that is among the most unique achievements in documentary cinema, an experience that is shockingly relevant even today. It has the only actual combat footage of Mercenaries in action. Worldwide controversy & claims of racism drove it from U.S. theaters shortly after its premiere. Over 45 minutes were cut & it was re-released as "Africa:Blood & Guts":a move that Prosperi and Jacopetti both disowned and despised!
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