apartheid in film

1. How does the film, Kangamba , show Cuban internationalism in Angola? Cuba after its revolution understand the importance of an international movement and not been isolate of the rest of the world, they were and island but the communism needed it to be spread. Fidel Castro in many of his speech talked about how close the Cuban and African were in the struggle they were facing and the big tied that exist between them, for the influence in their culture from Africa, the third world, non withe rich, the oppression from the imperialism and go on.. In the movie a part of these conception was showed, because the Cuban soldiers that went to Angola to fight weren’t just there for a superior order from a crazy commander, they went because they felt a connection and the need to give support to their brothers, as it can be seen in the film. But in “ Kangamba”, it is only showed how this support was in the army struggle despite the Cuban government also helped with doctors, educations,...

Catch a fire About this film I have to be honest, I had to watch it at my house because I miss the class and my only intention was just to watch some minutes to be able to write this, but I found it a very good film so I decided to see it entirely. I thought it was a very interesting movie it wasn’t a way you could get drowsy, there was always something happening during the movie and the story that was told was amazing an astonishing, it was about a black men that from the beginning didn’t believe in the strike of the AMC against the apartheid, it was just a normal guy who wanted to do his job and survive, but for the torture he had to go through despite he just was a person who do his job and knowing his wife was raped   he changed his mind and decided he had to fight and do something. Another important thing (that I just realized at the end when I Understand that was based on true facts) is that Patrick Chamusso lived with the same struggle and daily oppression as any ot...