Africa Blood & Guts: aka Africa Addio

“Africa Addio” (retitled here as “Africa Blood and Guts”) is a documentary classic! A MUST SEE film! It is timeless… and the english language version of this will keep you spellbound. It’s raw and unfiltered. It is history… REAL history, recorded by daring journalists that make today’s “journalists” look like a bunch of sissy amateurs!While it may not be for the faint of heart, it actually isn’t a film to be avoided because of the violence to both animals and humans. It’s isn’t “gruesome” like so many of today’s action, drama, and horror films are.While it does depict the killing of real animals and people, that certainly isn’t the point of the film. It is just part of the sad truth that is Africa. Africa Addio tells the story of the many countries of the continent of Africa, and what is happening now as the whites are leaving, and allowing the blacks to run things themselves.It is horrible, amusing, amazing, stunning, beautiful, and sad… all wrapped up in one film.P.S. The only downside…there are a couple of periods of wildlife beauty accompanied with music that can be a bit on the long side… but that is the advantage of a DVD (vs the theater), you can scan forward to get past it if it starts to get old.

This is a stupid title someone decided on to get attention in the US market. The real title from the Italian filmakers who did it, "Goodbye Africa," is much more emblematic of the content. Let me make this review short and to the point. If you have any kind of clue about history in Africa, more specifically colonial history in the East, Central, and Southern regions, then you will likely find this documentary/film absolutely mind blowing. Partly for the incredible technical and aesthetic excellence of the filming and partly because what is captured were fleeting and dynamic and yes traumatic events happening exactly in that 1960-1965 timeframe when decolonization was unraveling in sad and painful ways in the background of the Cold War. If you don't know anything about sub-Saharan Africa but you have a true interest, this might just be a one-of-a-kind introduction that pulls you in to learn more. If you are interested in exploitation genre like Faces of Death and think "Africa Blood & Guts" sounds cool, you are not going to get it and you should move on.

This is the worst propaganda film I have ever seen.First of all I ordered Africa Addio and recieved Africa Blood and Guts,seconcondly it started out as a national geographics documentary,and evolved to the worst piece of garbage with it misrepresensations,out right lies and degradingf portrayals of africans .I wish I had my money back

I had to view this dvd in intervals of fifteen minutes until complete. It was so in your face and accurate. It is easier to read about such debochery than it is to watch it. It made me feel the kidnapping all over again. I felt violated, raped, and less than a person. Oppression is the most devastating illness than any person can go through. This dvd brought all of the hatred to bear. I was facinated with its historical account of our beginnings in this country. African Americans should see this film and read about their history.

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I saw this film (Africa Addio) when it first came out, must have been on the cinema.Just had to buy it now for reference, a real eye opener to the horrifying events happening in Africa in the early sixties.Shame on the Pompous Brits that went and Lorded it over there, belittling the Africans and treating them like serfs.Shame on the Africans that sought vengeance by torturing and slaying the innocent domestic animals and their own native wildlife animals.But, and I mean but. This really happened.I like it because it tells the truth. But it's viewing is not for everyone.Certainly one for responsible parental guidance and advice.

This documentary is definately not for children or adults whoobserve political articles in newspapers but may be faint to the brutalityof nature.Africa Blood and Guts is a rare documentary of politics and war narratedin an informative style indicative of quality ducumentary presentationsof the 1960's.However, unlike modest television and news presentations of the last century,Africa Blood and Guts reveals the violent outcomes which occurs when highercivilizations integrate with tribal villages by force or by will.This documentary also observes the savagery and intermittent warring which pervadeslife in Africa.

The MSM and academia don't want you even to know of the existence of this movie. Africa Addio showed in LA for about six weeks in 1966 and then it vanished into hyperspace. I am a careful student of African events (and much else). This movie should make anyone's blood boil. The new title is ill advised, but the film is at least 90% as I remember it. You should definiely buy this movie. It is not what our progressive dimwits want you to believe it is.

Der in Deutschland unter dem Titel "Africa addio" den Kinos gelaufene Film war damals wegen der Gewaltverherrlichung heftig umstritten. Aus diesem Grund wollte ich mir noch Mal ein Bild im Abstand von ca. 50 Jahren machen. Leider bin ich nicht weit gekommen, da die Qualität der Umsetzung auf DVD dermaßen schlecht ist, dass ich den Film nicht zu Ende gesehen habe.Hier einige Punkte, die zur Herabstufung auf eigentlich null Sterne führten:Statt 140 Minuten Laufzeit (wenn ich mich richtig entsinne waren es im Kino immerhin noch 130 Minuten) wurde der Film auf 80 Minuten gekürzt!Die Farben sich äußerst verwaschen, Die Konturen mit Schattenbildung versehen, der Ton schwankt in der Lautstärke stark. Das Bildformat wurde stark verändert.Fazit: Mein Eindruck ist, dass der Film über mehrere Stufen vom Fernsehen über Video-Tape auf DVD gebrannt wurde bzw. vom Ferseher abgefilmt wurde.Ich kann vom Kauf dieser DVD nur abraten.

I BOUGHT THIS AFTER WATCHING THIS TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE BUTCHERY IN AFRICA OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS, IT IS AN AMAZING FILM, ISAW IT ON THE INTERNET, SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN BANNED AGAIN AS I COULD NOT FIND IT THE NEXT TIME I LOOKED.WELL WORTH WATCHING IF YOU ARE NOT SQUEMISH