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Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 8, 2006

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

84%

Original Title

Thomas Sankara, l'homme intègre

Production Companies

Zorn Production International, ARTE, France 3

Director

Robin Shuffield

Revenue

$29,000

Description

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.