Documentary about the war-torn country of Angola. Angola fought hard to gain independance from the Portuguese. 12 years on they are still at war with South Africa and its proxies and the rebel movement UNITA. The presenter (Linton Kwesi Johnson, LKJ) talks to some Angolans about the impact of the war in Angola.

estrelado / starring / avec :
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Members of Organization of Angolan Women (OMA),

um filme de / film by / un film de
Jenny MORGAN

Angola, England | 1987 | Documentaire | 30 mins | Politics | Color | in English, Portuguese


NOTE BY THE FILMMAKER:
"Angola: South Africa's Dirty War" [is] a half-hour for "Bandung File" [Channel 4, UK] about the havoc wreaked in post-independence Angola by apartheid South Africa and its proxies.
I made a longer version, "Angola é a Nossa Terra" [for Channel 4], that is still distributed by Women Make Movies in the US.
My blog, "On the Road in Angola", tells some of the stories of this shoot.
[...]
When Marga Holness, press secretary in the Angolan embassy in London, translator into English of the poetry of first Angolan president Agostinho Neto, proposed a co-production with TPA and the women's organisation, OMA, I leapt at the chance. The Channel 4 programme Bandung File, edited by Tariq Ali, Darcus Howe and Greg Lanning, leapt at the chance. Darcus wanted a critique of the MPLA, and sent the poet Linton Kwesi Johnson with us to report it (this would always have been tricky to do, given the nature of the co-production, the fact they had no relevant contacts, and that I didn't want to). In any case, by the time Linton had to leave, we'd barely managed to film anything. We were competing for camera use with the whole of TPA, and it also took several weeks to rustle up some transport. A 4×4 whose brakes weren't working? Fine, I said. (Two dead ends and you still got to choose.)
- Jenny MORGAN | https://jennymorganfilmswrites.wordpress.com/2020/04/03/on-the-road-in-angola/


Título / Original title / Titre Original : Angola-South Africa's Dirty War
Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : Angola-South Africa's Dirty War
Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) : Angola-South Africa's Dirty War
Outro título (em árabe) / Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) :
Outro título / Other Title / Autre Titre :
Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 30' (0h30 minutes, 00:30:00)
Tipo / Type / Type : Curta-metragem documentário / Short Documentary / Court métrage Documentaire
Gênero / Genre : Política / Politics / Politique
Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage : Inglês, Português / English, Portuguese / Anglais, Portugais
Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres : Francês, Inglês / French, English / Français, Anglais
País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production : Angola, Reino Unido (Grã-Bretanha) / Angola, United Kingdom (UK) / Angola, Grande-Bretagne (Royaume-Uni)
País do Diretora / Filmmaker's Country / Pays de la réalisatrice : África do Sul, Reino Unido (Grã-Bretanha) / South Africa, United Kingdom (UK) / Afrique du Sud, Grande-Bretagne (Royaume-Uni)
País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage : Angola / Angola / Angola
Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 1988
Ano de lançamento / Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 1988
Cores / Colors / Couleurs : Cor / Color / Couleur
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TAGS :
Women, War, Africa, Global Feminism, Military, Post-Colonialism, Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Economies, Gender, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict, Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Angola
Angola Histoire 1975-2002 (Guerre civile) Femmes
Angola Histoire 1978-1990 (Raids sud-africains)
Angola History South African Incursions, 1978-1990
Documentaires
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films
Femmes Angola Conditions économiques
Femmes Angola Conditions sociales
Femmes Angola Entretiens
History
Interviews
Women
Women Angola Economic conditions
Women Angola History Civil War, 1975-2002
Women Angola Interviews
Women Angola Social conditions
Women Economic conditions
Women Social conditions

CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS / PARTICIPANTS (in credits order)
Members of OMA (Organização da Mulher Angolana - Organization of Angolan Women)................................................... Self / Dans leur propre rôle
Linton Kwesi Johnson (Poet)................................................... Self, Narrator / Dans son propre rôle, Narrateur

PRODUTORES / PRODUCERS / PRODUCTEURS :
Tariq Ali
Darcus Howe
Greg Lanning

REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Jenny MORGAN

Guionista / Screenplay / Scénariste :
Jenny Morgan

Dir. de Fotografia / Director of Photography / Directeur de la photo :
Jose Pedro

Montagem / Editing / Montage :
Sarah Montgomery
[Tariq Ali]
[Darcus Howe]

Director de Som / Sound Recordist (Sound Engineer) / Ingénieur du son :
Art department / Décors :
Gaffer / Chef électricien :
Sound Mixing / Mixage Son :
Gerente de Produção / Unit production manager / Directeur de production :
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Re-recording mixer / Re-recording mixer :
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Transportation Captain / Responsable Transports :
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THANKS / REMERCIEMENTS :


PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION : :
Bandung Productions (London - UK)

CO-PRODUÇÃO / CO-PRODUCTION / COPRODUCTION : :
TPA - Televisão Popular de Angola (Angola)
Organização da Mulher de Angola (Organization of Angolan Women, OMA)
Channel 4 (London - UK)

PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES
Angolan embassy in London (UK)

DISTRIBUIÇÃO / DISTRIBUTION / DISTRIBUTION
Channel 4 (London - UK)

VENTES / SALES
Channel 4 (London - UK)

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Channel 4

DVD ("Angola is our Country") : $75.00
- www.wmm.com/catalog/film/angola-is-our-country/

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Women Make Movies (WMM), USA
- www.wmm.com/catalog/film/angola-is-our-country/

RELEASE / SORTIE SALLES
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PRÉMIOS / AWARDS / PRIX
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FESTIVALS / EXIBIÇÕES / SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection)
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Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- https://jennymorganfilmswrites.wordpress.com/2020/04/03/on-the-road-in-angola/
- www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79c33a9a
- www.wmm.com/catalog/film/angola-is-our-country/
- www.worldcat.org/fr/title/angola-e-a-nossa-terra-angola-is-our-country/oclc/20239789
Updated by Thierno DIA, 25 June 2023