Land of Upright People (2023)
• February 2nd, 2023 • 1h 46min
Documentary
Overview
October 2014. Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is the scene of an unarmed uprising that ousts the dictator in power since 1987 and later staves off an attempted coup. In 2015, the country votes freely for the first time in its history, yet real change remains allusive, especially regarding ongoing economic exploitation by foreign companies. In one year of struggle and resistance, the film follows the daily life of four Burkinabes: a musician and leader of the revolution, a local political candidate, a miner engaged in the labor movement, and an impoverished mother, all sharing hopes that the elections will change the country’s path.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Law of the Land - Alentejo 1976
Released on: 1978-03-17
Documentary
The agriculture reforming process, after the 1974 revolution, is seen through an analysis of the soc...
USSR (1917-1991)
Released on: 2024-10-15
Documentary
Experimental short film that explores the rise and decline of the Soviet Union, from the revolutiona...
The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution
Released on: 2019-09-12
Documentary
In 1979, a revolution in Iran. In 1980, a revolution in Poland. The fall of the Shah, the “King of K...
Ein Traum von Revolution
Released on: 2024-04-11
Documentary
When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A yo...
Here and Elsewhere
Released on: 1976-09-15
Documentary
Here and Elsewhere takes its name from the contrasting footage it shows of the fedayeen and of a Fre...
The Russian Revolution
Released on: 2017-06-15
Documentary, History
Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Ro...
American Pharaoh
Released on: 2014-06-09
Documentary
Follows Bradley - only the third American coach to manage a foreign team - his wife, Lindsay, his st...
Ouaga Girls
Released on: 2017-08-25
Documentary
A group of young women from Ouagadougou study at a girl school to become auto mechanics. The classma...
The Last American Colony
Released on: 2019-10-18
Documentary
Puerto Rico, the last relic of colonization in the western hemisphere, has been a dependent territor...
Maidan
Released on: 2014-05-21
Documentary
A chronicle of the civil uprising against the regime of Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych that t...
AI Evolution
Released on: 2024-02-15
Documentary
Take a journey through the ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence with this doc explorin...
The American Revolution
Released on: 2016-01-01
Documentary, History
Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride to warn colonial forces of the ...
Art as a Weapon
Released on: 2014-06-12
Adventure, Documentary
Street art, creativity and revolution collide in this beautifully shot film about art’s ability to c...
Steal This Film II
Released on: 2007-12-28
Documentary
These are strange times indeed. While they continue to command so much attention in the mainstream m...
Point and Shoot
Released on: 2014-04-19
Documentary
At first glance, Matthew VanDyke—a shy Baltimore native with a sheltered upbringing and a tormenting...
First Case, Second Case
Released on: 1979-02-01
Documentary
First Case, Second Case is a documentary about a teacher who sends a group of pupils out of the clas...
In the Intense Now
Released on: 2017-11-09
Documentary
A personal essay which analyses and compares images of the political upheavals of the 1960s. From th...
Maos China, Protokolle einer Revolution
Released on: 1974-01-01
Documentary
Short film directed by Walter Knoop
