Afrika

Afrika (1973)

A violent examination of male homosexuality in a time when it was considered taboo, where Ivano Staccioli and his lover engage in a self-destructive relationship against the background of Africa.

Date of release
1973-12-15
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Alberto Cavallone

Casting

Interesting facts

Afrika is a 1973 Italian film directed by Alberto Cavallone. At the center of the story is a homosexual relationship set in Africa.

Production

According to Marco Giusti, the story is inspired by a novel which appeared as part of the "edizioni 513".

In a statement director Alberto Cavallone gave to the Italian journal "Nocturno", he said that he was interested in exploring this type of relationship that was considered taboo at the time. Above all, he wanted to do an African story in which Africa would only be a backdrop in order to make the protagonists closer to each other. In a decolonialised Africa, Cavallone said, the whites were like the soldiers of General Custer.

The shooting in Ethiopia was riddled with problems. At one point, the director and the cameraman were put into a security prison cell.

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