Concerning Violence

2014 1h 25m SV

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 19

Documentary

Synopsis

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Based on powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World, this documentary is accompanied by classic text from The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lauryn Hill
Narrator in English version
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Self - Professor, Columbia University
Gaetano Pagano
Self - Reporter (voice) (archive footage)
Tonderai Makoni
Self - PhD (archive footage)
Robert Mugabe
Self - ZANU (archive footage)
Olle Wijkström
Self - CEO Lamco (archive footage)
William Tubman
Self - President of Liberia (archive footage)
Amílcar Cabral
Self - Leader of PAIGC, Guinea-Bissau (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Göran Olsson
Writers: Göran Olsson
Languages: French, English, Portuguese, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, English, Portuguese, Swedish.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Neo Muyanga. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Aaglund shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lauryn Hill and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and Gaetano Pagano carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3263690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Göran Olsson directs. Neo Muyanga scores. Michael Aaglund cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Portuguese, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, English, Portuguese, Swedish.
4International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, United States of America.
5Original score by Neo Muyanga. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Aaglund shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lauryn Hill and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and Gaetano Pagano carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3263690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 25 themes, including "capitalism", "resistance", "globalization", "1970s".