Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

2007 Namibian film

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation

Directed by| Charles Burnett
Screenplay by| Charles Burnett
Produced by| Namibian Film Commission
Pan Afrikan Center of Namibia
Starring| Carl Lumbly
Danny Glover
Chrisjan Appollus
Lazarus Jacobs
Cinematography| John Njaga Demps
Edited by| Edwin Santiago
Music by| Stephen James Taylor

Release date

* 2007 (2007)

Running time

| 161 minutes
Countries| Namibia
United States
Languages| English
Afrikaans
Oshiwambo
Otjiherero
German

Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation is a 2007 epic film on the Namibian independence struggle against South African occupation as seen through the life of Sam Nujoma, the leader of the South West Africa People's Organisation and the first president of the Republic of Namibia. The film was written and directed by Charles Burnett and stars Carl Lumbly and Danny Glover.[1] The government of Namibia financed the production.[2] Music composed by Stephen James Taylor won the award for Best African Film at the Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival. The film also won for Best Music Score and Best Director.

The film's dialogue is in English, Afrikaans, Oshiwambo, Otjiherero, and German.[3][4]

## Plot

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Carl Lumbly plays Namibian freedom fighter and first president Sam Nujoma. Joel Haikali was used for Sam Nujoma's early years. Danny Glover plays the priest Elias, who becomes Sam Nujoma's friend throughout the film.

## Production

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The production cost of NAD 100 million, approximately US$15 million, was covered by the Pan-African Center of Namibia.[5] The languages of the film are English (the main language), Afrikaans, Oshivambo, Otjiherero, and German. The dialogues were dubbed in English, all other languages were translated using subtitles.

## Publication

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The film was shown at the Festival de cine Africano Córdoba in 2008.[6] In Germany, the film was released on DVD on March 19, 2010, as Namibia - The Fight for Freedom, and in France on February 14, 2012, as Namibia.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "AML - support.gale". www.accessmylibrary.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
2. ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". transcripts.cnn.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
3. ^ [1], Lauren Wissot, "Slant Magazine", 7 April 2008,
4. ^ Review: Namibia: The Struggle For Liberation, Robert Koehler, Variety, 29 June 2007.
5. ^ Uazuva Kuambi (November 2005), "Namibia: Where Others Wavered … the Filming of an Epic Movie on the Life of Former President Sam Nujoma and the Country's Liberation Struggle Has Just Been Completed", New African (Uazuva Kuambi, the Executive Producer, Reports on How It All Came about and the Obstacles His Production Team Encountered), vol. 445, retrieved 22 November 2013
6. ^ "Películas etiquetadas con: FCAT 2008". festival de cine Africano Córdoba. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

## External links

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* Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation at IMDb
* Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation at Rotten Tomatoes
*   * African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)

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* Killer of Sheep (1978)
* My Brother's Wedding (1983)
* To Sleep with Anger (1990)
* The Glass Shield (1994)
* The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
* Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
* Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007)

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* Nightjohn (1996)
* The Wedding (1998)
* Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
* The Blues: Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)

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* Bless Their Little Hearts (1984)

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