01 Jan 2013
Cap-Vert, l'archipel créole
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Amílcar Cabral
Documentary about African freedom fighter Amílcar Cabral, whose story is told by his relatives and friends. Amílcar, besides being a humanist and nationalist, was also a brilliant poet.
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