Operation Namibia
Can books start a revolution?In 1976, my uncle Hans boards an old fishing boat as a member of the left-wing activist group Operation Namibia.Their goal: fighting apartheid with 6000 banned books on board.But what was planned as a five-month journey, turns into a tragic odyssey.
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Can books start a revolution? In 1976, my uncle Hans boards an old fishing boat as a member of the left-wing activist group Operation Namibia. Their goal: fighting apartheid with 6000 banned books on board. But what was planned as a five-month journey, turns into a tragic odyssey. A post-colonial experimental film that oscillates between written correspondence and original photographs.
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- Release date
- Aug 30, 2024
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
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- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
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