African Apocalypse 2020

African Apocalypse

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Activist Femi Nylander unearths the shocking reality of Joseph Conrad’s seminal work, ‘Heart of Darkness.’ African Apocalypse follows the trail of a 19th century French colonial military commander who burned his way across Africa, massacring tens of thousands in the name of imperial domination. Communities still devastated by a century old atrocity speak out for the first time, while Nylander begins to question his own sense of belonging.
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Rob Lemkin
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    Rob Lemkin
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Femi Nylander
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Rob Lemkin
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Rob Lemkin
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Critic Reviews for African Apocalypse

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  • [Nylander] is doing invaluable work here, disinterring another collectively obscured tragedy and presenting it back to Europe as part of a long-overdue revision of colonialism.

    October 30, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Phil Hoad

    Guardian

  • Though the film generally provides an reflective and insightful look at the horrors of Paul Voulet and colonialism, it falls into a trap, as many documentaries on this topic do.

    October 26, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Audrey Owusu

    London Evening Standard

  • African Apocalypse is gripping detective work, factually revelatory and emotionally memorable.

    November 7, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Alexa Dalby

    Dog and Wolf

  • It's a fascinating travelog tracing a line from the present into the past. And it adds firsthand accounts to events mainly known only through fiction.

    November 6, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Rich Cline

    Shadows on the Wall

  • Although mostly straightforward in visual presentation, Lemkin isn't above the odd flourish, which adds to the themes and connections the film looks to address.

    October 30, 2020 | Full Review…

    Jim Ross

    TAKE ONE Magazine

  • In an intimate yet shattering documentary, Black British activist Femi Nylander searches for 'the imperial history they didn't teach at school,' and finds it. Heartbreaking, provocative, illuminating.

    October 30, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

    MaryAnn Johanson

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