SOLEIL Ô

Credits

Name: SOLEIL Ô

Country: Mauretanien/Frankreich

Year of publication: 1970

Format: DCP

Color: b/w

Language : OF arab./frz. m. engl. UT

Duration: 98 Minuten

Direction: Hondo, Med

Abstract

“(...) THE ONLY way to fight is to nationalise all cin-ema auditoriums and distribution syndicates. Yes, we do need a national cinema because there is a time for eve-rything: a time for suffering, a time for reflection and a time for telling the truth. This moment has now arrived.” (Med Hondo, ‚Les bicots nègres vos voisins‘, 1973) Paris in the 1960s: a Mauritanian immigrant experiences the racism and indifference within French society while looking for work and a place to live. In a mixture of cinéma verité, satire, surrealism and Eisensteinian montage, Med Hondo’s debut film denounces the offences and consequences of co-lonialism and capitalism. An act of anger and liberation that brought him instant fame as a voice for avant-garde, politi-cally charged African cinema.In cooperation with Filmforum NRW e. V. as part of the series FILM HISTORIES: MANIFESTOS