Africa Addio

Africa Addio (also known as Africa: Blood and Guts in the United States and Farewell Africa in the United Kingdom) is a 1966 Italian mondo documentary film co-directed, co-edited and co-written by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi with music by Riz Ortolani. Jacopetti and Prosperi had gained fame (along with co-director Paolo Cavara) as the directors of Mondo Cane in 1962.

Africa Addio
1970 United States theatrical release poster, bearing the title Africa Blood and Guts
Directed by
Written by
  • Gualtiero Jacopetti
  • Franco E. Prosperi
Produced byAngelo Rizzoli
Narrated bySergio Rossi
CinematographyAntonio Climati
Edited by
  • Gualtiero Jacopetti
  • Franco E. Prosperi
Music byRiz Ortolani
Production
company
Distributed byRizzoli (United States)
Release date
  • February 1966 (1966-02) (Italy)
Running time
140 minutes
LanguageItalian
Box office$2 million (Italy)

Africa Addio documents the end of the colonial era in Africa, and the violence and chaos that followed. The film was a huge success, which ensured the viability of the so-called "Mondo film" genre, a cycle of "shockumentaries"- documentaries featuring sensational topics. The film encountered criticism and praise due to its controversial content, but is nevertheless considered to be a very important film in the history of documentary filmmaking.

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