Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man (French: Thomas Sankara, l'homme intègre) was a 2006 documentary film about the Thomas Sankara, former president of Burkina Faso. Thomas Sankara, known as "the African Che," became eminent in Africa due to his altruistic beliefs. Sankara became President of Burkina Faso at the young age of 34, serving from 1983 until his assassination in 1987.

Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man
Directed byRobin Shuffield
Screenplay byRobin Shuffield
Produced byZORN Production
CinematographyMarc Ridley, Robin Shuffield
Edited bySamuel Gantier, Serge Dietrich
Music byCyril Orcel
Release date
2006
Running time
52 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

He renamed the country from the French colonial Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning "Land of Upright Men." This film sheds light on the impact that Sankara and his politics had on Burkina Faso, and Africa in general.[1][2]

The film recovers for the present a detailed history of Sankara's brief four-year rule and his revolutionary program for African self-reliance as a defiant alternative to the neoliberal development strategies imposed on Africa by the West, both then and today.[3]

References
  1. Delafin, Antoinette (15 October 2007). "Thomas Sankara crève l'écran". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  2. "Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man". California Newsreel. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  3. "Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man | Alexander Street, part of Clarivate". search.alexanderstreet.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.


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