Directed by
| Thorsten Ernst | ... | (directed by) |
| Jean Alexander Ntivyihabwa | ... | (directed by) |
Writing Credits
| Thorsten Ernst | ... | (writer) & |
| Jean Alexander Ntivyihabwa | ... | (writer) |
Cast (in credits order)
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Anne Moll | ... | Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Mica Mylo | ... | Self - Additional Narrator (voice) |
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Frank Thomé | ... | Self - Additional Narrator (voice) |
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Constantin von Westphalen | ... | Self - Additional Narrator (voice) |
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Joseph 'Le Grand Kallé' Kabasele | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Gyedu-Blay Ambolley | ... | Self |
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Josephine Apraku | ... | Self |
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Didier Awadi | ... | Self |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Majid Bekkas | ... | Self |
| Harry Belafonte | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Beyoncé | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Leigh Blake | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Alpha Blondy | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Chadwick Boseman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Pieter Willem Botha | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Kim Carnes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ray Charles | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Cheri Cherin | ... | Self |
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Black Coffee | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Sexion D'Assault | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Amelie Deuflhard | ... | Self |
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Manu Dibango | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Sipho Dlamini | ... | Self |
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Hauke Dorsch | ... | Self |
| Bob Dylan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George Foreman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Peter Gabriel | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bob Geldof | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Maître Gims | ... | Self | |
| Grandmaster Flash | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Danai Gurira | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Abdullah Ibrahim | ... | Self |
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Sylla Ibrahima | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Michael Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jay-Z | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Quincy Jones | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Joseph Kasavubu | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Salif Keïta | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Salif Keita) |
| Khaled | ... | Self - Musician | |
| Fela Kuti | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Femi Kuti | ... | Self |
| Cyndi Lauper | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Ray Lema | ... | Self |
| Patrice Lumumba | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Franco Luombo | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Achille M'Bembe | ... | Self |
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Mafikizolo | ... | Self |
| Miriam Makeba | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Nelson Mandela | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bob Marley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Vanessa Mdee | ... | Self |
| Melle Mel | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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E.T. Mensah | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Jp Mika | ... | Self |
| Nthato Mokgata | ... | Self (as Spoek Mathambo) | |
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Richard Mudariki | ... | Self |
| Robert Mugabe | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Youssou N'Dour | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Lhlanhla Nciza | ... | Self |
| Kwame Nkrumah | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| NWA | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lupita Nyong'o | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Barack Obama | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Jeffrey Osborne | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Lionel Richie | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Run-D.M.C. | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Leanne Sacramone | ... | Self |
| Felwine Sarr | ... | Self | |
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Bénédicte Savoy | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Mobutu Sese Seko | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Malik Sidibé | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Bintou Simpore | ... | Self |
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Positive Black Soul | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Sugarhill Gang | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Binetou Sylla | ... | Self |
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Rama Thiat | ... | Self |
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Abdoulaye Wade | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Lil' Wayne | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Papa Wemba | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Wizkid | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Yonii | ... | Self |
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Jürgen Zimmerer | ... | Self |
Produced by
| Jean Alexander Ntivyihabwa | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Pascal Fieseler | ||
| Felix Hain | ||
| Jonathan Hunsche | ||
| Jens Köppelmann | ||
| Christian Lache | ||
| Gordon Volk | ||
Editing by
| Mikhele Apitzsch | ||
Sound Department
| Julian Bohn | ... | re-recording mixer |