A Luta Continua (The Struggle Continues)

A Luta Continua (The Struggle Continues) (1971)

Directed by Robert Van Lierop

0h 32m

Documentary

A Luta Continua explains the military struggle of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) against the Portuguese. Produced and narrated by American activists Robert Van Lierop, it details the relationship of the liberation to the wider regional and continental demands for self-determination against minority rule. It notes the complicit roles of foreign governments and companies in supporting Portugal against the African nationalists. Footage from the front lines of the struggle helps contextualize FRELIMO's African socialist ideology, specifically the role of the military in building the new nation, a commitment to education, demands for sexual equality, the introduction of medical aid into the countryside, and the role of culture in creating a single national identity.

Cast

Eduardo Mondlane

Eduardo Mondlane

Self (Voice)

Crew

Robert Van Lierop

Robert Van Lierop

Director

Richard Skinner

Richard Skinner

Editor

Bob Fletcher

Bob Fletcher

Director of Photography

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