Nov 28, 1990
91 min
Full-HD

Echoes from a Sombre Empire (1990)

Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.

Category

Documentary

Country

Germany France Central African Republic

Companies

Sera Filmproduktions Werner Herzog Filmproduktion Films sans frontières

Michael Goldsmith

Self

Werner Herzog

Self

Augustine Assemat

Self

David Dacko

Self

Francis Szpiner

Self

François Gibault

Self

Marie-Reine Hassen

Self

Jean-Bedel Bokassa

Self (archive footage)

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