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'''''Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man''''' (French:'''''Thomas Sankara, l'homme intègre''''') is a 2006 documentary film about [[Thomas Sankara]], former president of [[Burkina Faso]]. Sankara was known as "the African [[Che Guevara|Che]]", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devastating humour, his spirit and his altruism. With a gun in one hand and [[Karl Marx]]'s works in the other, Sankara became president at the age of 34 and served from 1983 to 1987. He immediately set out to shake the foundations of the country that he renamed from the French colonial Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, "Land of Upright Men." More than a classic biography, this film sheds light on the impact that this man and his politic made on Burkina Faso and Africa in general.<ref name=Delafin>{{cite news|last=Delafin|first=Antoinette|title=Thomas Sankara crève l'écran|url=http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/094/article_57741.asp|accessdate=15 March 2012|newspaper=[[Radio France Internationale]]|date=15 October 2007|language=French}}</ref><ref name=cn>{{cite web|title=Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man|url=http://newsreel.org/video/THOMAS-SANKARA-THE-UPRIGHT-MAN|publisher=[[California Newsreel]]|accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref> |
'''''Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man''''' (French:'''''Thomas Sankara, l'homme intègre''''') is a 2006 documentary film about [[Thomas Sankara]], former president of [[Burkina Faso]]. Sankara was known as "the African [[Che Guevara|Che]]", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devastating humour, his spirit and his altruism. With a gun in one hand and [[Karl Marx]]'s works in the other, Sankara became president at the age of 34 and served from 1983 to 1987. He immediately set out to shake the foundations of the country that he renamed from the French colonial Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, "Land of Upright Men." More than a classic biography, this film sheds light on the impact that this man and his politic made on Burkina Faso and Africa in general.<ref name=Delafin>{{cite news|last=Delafin|first=Antoinette|title=Thomas Sankara crève l'écran|url=http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/094/article_57741.asp|accessdate=15 March 2012|newspaper=[[Radio France Internationale]]|date=15 October 2007|language=French}}</ref><ref name=cn>{{cite web|title=Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man|url=http://newsreel.org/video/THOMAS-SANKARA-THE-UPRIGHT-MAN|publisher=[[California Newsreel]]|accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref> |
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| Directed by | Robin Shuffield |
| Screenplay by | Robin Shuffield |
| Produced by | ZORN Production |
| Cinematography | Marc Ridley, Robin Shuffield |
| Edited by | Samuel Gantier, Serge Dietrich |
| Music by | Cyril Orcel |
Release date | 2006 |
Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | France |
Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man (French:Thomas Sankara, l'homme intègre) is a 2006 documentary film about Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso. Sankara was known as "the African Che", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devastating humour, his spirit and his altruism. With a gun in one hand and Karl Marx's works in the other, Sankara became president at the age of 34 and served from 1983 to 1987. He immediately set out to shake the foundations of the country that he renamed from the French colonial Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, "Land of Upright Men." More than a classic biography, this film sheds light on the impact that this man and his politic made on Burkina Faso and Africa in general.[1][2] The man Sankara remains alive due to his charisma and legacy.
References
- ^ Delafin, Antoinette (15 October 2007). "Thomas Sankara crève l'écran". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man". California Newsreel. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)
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