Flame

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Credits

Original Title
Flame
Title
Flame
Directed by
Sinclair & Bright Ingrid & Simon
Country
Zimbabwe
Year
1996
Screenplay
Ingrid Sinclai, Barbara Jago, Philip Roberts
Film Editing
Elisabeth Moulinier
Soundtrack
Dick 'Chinx' Chingaira, Keith Goddard, Philip Roberts
Cinematography
João Costa
Costumes
Heeten Bhagat
Production Design
Carine Tredgold
Production
Simon Bright, Joel Phiri
Formats
DVD
Runtime
90 min.
Language
Englisch/d/f
Cast
Marian Kunonga (Florence (Flame)), Ulla Mahaka (Nyasha (Liberty)), Moise Matura (Che), Norman Madawo (Danger), Dick 'Chinx' Chingaira (Rapo)

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"Flame is a bold, powerful, and deeply moving portrayal of the courage and complexity of Zimbabwean women freedom fighters. It depicts the real-life relationships among those engaged in national liberation struggles and of the challenge of sustaining those relationships in times of peace. This is a very impressive work."
Angela Davis        

"This tremendous film tells a story which is both unfashionable and politically incorrect in its home country...The applause for this film was the loudest at Cannes."        
The Guardian

"A unique film that personalizes issues often overlooked - the differences between rural and urban, uneducated and educated, which emerge in post-revolutionary societies like Zimbabwe's. Anyone examining the situation of women in post-colonial countries will find Flame an accessible and engaging resource."        
Joel Samoff, Stanford University