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- 1976 (Accumulation)
- 1976 (Accumulation)
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Video
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Frontline is a documentary by René Vautier about apartheid in South Africa, made at a time when almost no films addressed the subject. Banned for twenty years in France, the film offers a unique and powerful historical testimony. Through interviews, archival footage, and critical commentary, Vautier denounces the brutality of the South African regime and the complicit silence of powers like the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Figures such as Oliver Tambo and Miriam Makeba give voice to the resistance. The film was conceived not as an artistic work, but as an educational and political tool, reflecting Vautier’s tireless commitment to all struggles against oppression.
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Press: No; Catalogue: No; Itinerancies: No; Online archive: No; Television: No
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French
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Llengua: Francés. Països: France
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images/ovni-2025/vautier/frontline.jpg
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- Paul Bernetel (Accumulator)
- René Vautier (Accumulator)
- Paul Bernetel (Subject)
- René Vautier (Subject)
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Catalan
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Latin