RHODESIA COUNTDOWN
[Film]
(40 mins) 1969
MICHAEL RAEBURN's first film.
Production : Vaughan Films & D. Knight, London
Editor : Eduardo Guedes
Distributors: BBC and TV throughout Europe, USA, Africa.
France - Fédération Jean Vigo
Cinema - Studio Republique, Paris ; Bleaker Street Cinema, New York.
Festivals
DIRECTOR'S FORTNIGHT - CANNES 1969
Five festival awards including MANNHEIM PEACE PRIZE ; GRAND PRIX, HYÈRES FILM FESTIVAL
A hard-hitting satire on white Rhodesian attitudes during their civil war 1970-80.
- "A moving statement about racialism" Montreal Star
- "Excellent example of the political film" Les Lettres Francaises
- "Mixture of drama and documentary that makes a strong impact" Svenska Dagbladet
- "An excellent document" - Cinema Magazine, Paris.