Kongi's Harvest (film)

For the play on which the film is based, see Kongi's Harvest.

Kongi's Harvest is a 1973 film directed by Ossie Davis, from a screenplay by Wole Soyinka based on Soyinka's 1965 play Kongi's Harvest.[1][2]

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Production

The film was shot in Nigeria.[3][4] It was the first production by a company set up to help Nigerians produce films that would change perceptions about Africa.[5][6]

Plot

President Kongi (Soykina), the dictator of an African developing nation, is trying to modernize his nation after deposing King Oba Danlola (Onikoyi). The different tribes are resisting unification, so he tries to reach his goal by any means necessary, including forcing government officials to wear traditional African outfits and even seeking advice from the man he deposed.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Gugler, Josef (1997). Wole Soyinka's Kongi's Harvest from stage to screen: Four endings to tyranny. Canadian Journal of African Studies, Vol. 31, No. 1, 1997
  2. ^ Gugler, Josef (1999). African Writing Projected onto the Screen: Sambizanga, Xala, and Kongi's Harvest. African Studies Review, Vol. 42, No. 1, Apr., 1999
  3. ^ Davis, Ossie (September 20, 1970). Movies; When Is a Camera a Weapon? The Camera As Weapon. New York Times
  4. ^ Rosenblum, Mort (April 4, 1970). Black Africa's First Full-Sized Movie. Los Angeles Times
  5. ^ Bolwell, Edwin (July 15, 1967). Tarzan's Africa may be up a tree; U.S.-Nigerian Film Company Would Change Image. New York Times
  6. ^ Bunce, Alan (September 1, 1970). 'There is a constant thread in all I've done.' The Christian Science Monitor

External links

Works of Wole Soyinka
Plays
See also