Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man (2006)
• September 8th, 2006 • 0h 52min
Documentary
Overview
Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso, was known as "the African Che", and became famous in Africa due to his innovative ideas, his devastating humor, his spirit and his altruism. More than a classic biography, this film sheds light on the impact that this man and his politic made on Burkina Faso and Africa in general.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Congo: A Journey to the Heart of Africa
Released on: 2019-01-05
Documentary, History
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe. Ala...
Another Day of Life
Released on: 2018-10-26
Animation, Documentary, History
In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road tri...
They Chose Algeria
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary, History
Many of them participated in the struggle for Algerian independence. There are "those who believed i...
Our Algeria
Released on: 1959-01-01
Documentary, War
"Djazaïrouna", produced by the cinema service of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic...
Fahrenheit 9/11
Released on: 2004-06-25
Documentary
Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push...
Nobody
Released on: 2017-01-13
Documentary
Half blind and half deaf, ostraziced Cuban writer Rafael Alcides tries to finish his unpublished nov...
The Red Elvis
Released on: 2007-02-13
Documentary
A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany aft...
Esperanto
Released on: 2011-01-24
Documentary, History
This film, directed by Dominique GAUTIER, takes the viewer on a worldwide excursion into the history...
Crossroads at the Edge of Worlds
Released on: 2005-01-01
Documentary
This video research is based on a trip to Morocco in July 2005, during which the director documented...
Doctrine
Released on: 2025-06-15
Documentary
A documentary film about the promises the Trump-Vance campaign publicized during the 2024 election c...
African Safari
Released on: 2013-10-17
Documentary
A documentary that leads the audience from Namibia to Kilimanjaro to explore the African wildlife.
Maestra
Released on: 2012-03-15
Documentary, History
Cuba, 1961: 250,000 volunteers taught 700,000 people to read and write in one year. 100,000 of the t...
Trophy
Released on: 2017-01-20
Documentary
This in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conserv...
Ghostland: The View of the Ju'Hoansi
Released on: 2017-11-02
Documentary
Remember the culture clash in THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY? This time it's real. One of the most ancient c...
The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived
Released on: 1974-11-06
Documentary
In the late 1960s, Dhofar rose up against the British-backed Sultanate of Oman, in a democratic, Len...
The Ivory Game
Released on: 2016-09-02
Documentary
Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory...
From Us To Me / Vom Wir zum Ich
Released on: 1988-11-29
Documentary
This first co-production between the GDR and Great Britain is intended to contribute to an understan...
Safari
Released on: 2016-09-16
Documentary
Africa. In the wild expanses, where bush-bucks, impalas, zebras, gnus and other creatures graze by t...