Boyamba Belgique, or, Why a king should not lose his sword /
50 years ago, the majority of African colonies gained independence from European powers. During the independence ceremony of the largest African colony, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a young man poses a brave act. He steals the sword of the white king, thus symbolically claiming the power. R...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | In English and French with English subtitles. |
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Paris, France :
CAT&Docs,
2010.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | 50 years ago, the majority of African colonies gained independence from European powers. During the independence ceremony of the largest African colony, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a young man poses a brave act. He steals the sword of the white king, thus symbolically claiming the power. Robert Lebeck eternalized the incident in a single shot. Later, the photographer went looking for this man, but he had vanished. An anonymous note in history. In 2009 and 2010, a small Belgium crew went to Democratic Republic of the Congo and met several "suspects"#x9D; and discovered some amazing theories about this deed. And finally, they found the thief! |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed May 26, 2020). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (58 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:57:16 |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Carl Rottiers ; editing, Joris Vanden Berk ; original music, Christian Martin, Joris Vanden Berk. |