

Monangambeee
Filmmaker-griot coming from the theater, it was with a camera, while the war in Vietnam occupied everyone's minds, that Sarah Maldoror gave visibility to the African wars of decolonization: Angola, Guinea Bissau, French Guinea, Cape Verde... Her short film Monangambée addresses the torture by the Portuguese army of a sympathizer of the Angolan resistance. At the end of editing, Sarah Maldoror approached the members of the Art Ensemble of Chicago during a Parisian concert and offered to add sound to her film. The next day they watched the film, were convinced and recorded their first soundtrack for free as evidence of African-American solidarity. Shot in Algiers, Monangambée is a film about torture and, more broadly, about the incomprehension between the colonized and the colonizers. It is based on a novel by the Angolan writer Luandino Vieira, then imprisoned by the Portuguese colonial power.
TMDB
6.8/10
10 votes
- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- French
- woman director
- anti-colonialism
- short film
- panafricanism
Top billed cast
Where to watch
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Release dates
AngolaAO
- TheatricalSource: MUBI1 Jan 1968
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival13 May 1971
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival28 Jun 1971
Frequently asked questions
- When was Monangambeee released?
- Monangambeee was released on 1 January 1968.
- Where can I watch Monangambeee online?
- Monangambeee is available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel in India. Use the Watch now links in the Where to watch section for official pages.
- Is there a Hindi trailer for Monangambeee?
- No verified Hindi trailer for Monangambeee is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of Monangambeee?
- Monangambeee holds a 6.8/10 audience score from 10 votes.
- Who directed Monangambeee?
- Monangambeee (1968) was directed by Sarah Maldoror.
- How long is Monangambeee?
- Monangambeee runs for 18m.













