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RHODESIA COUNTDOWN

[Film]

(40 mins) 1969

MICHAEL RAEBURN's first film.

Production : Vaughan Films & D. Knight, London
Editor : Eduardo Guedes

Distributors: BBC and TV throughout Europe, USA, Africa.
France - Fédération Jean Vigo
Cinema - Studio Republique, Paris ; Bleaker Street Cinema, New York.

 

 
 

 

Festivals

DIRECTOR'S FORTNIGHT - CANNES 1969
Five festival awards including MANNHEIM PEACE PRIZE ; GRAND PRIX, HYÈRES FILM FESTIVAL

 

A hard-hitting satire on white Rhodesian attitudes during their civil war 1970-80.

 

Ian Smith

 

  • "A moving statement about racialism" Montreal Star
  • "Excellent example of the political film" Les Lettres Francaises
  • "Mixture of drama and documentary that makes a strong impact" Svenska Dagbladet
  • "An excellent document" - Cinema Magazine, Paris.