Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.
Directed by Werner Herzog
journalist
government
paris, france
politics
dictator
emperor
interview
torture
cannibal
portrait
megalomania
central african republic
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Cast
Michael Goldsmith
Self
Werner Herzog
Self
Augustine Assemat
Self
David Dacko
Self
Francis Szpiner
Self
François Gibault
Self
Marie-Reine Hassen
Self
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Self (archive footage)
Marie-France Bokassa
Self (uncredited)
Martine Bokassa
Self
Crew
Werner Herzog
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog
Producer
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Cinematography
Harald Maury
Sound
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Pretentious
7.0★ · 04/29/26
Overinforming the audience about Jean-Bedel Bokassa's actions makes the documentary feel inert. Thereby, what should feel devastating instead starts to resemble a stranger methodically informing your children that their father was an asshole.
Overinforming the audience about Jean-Bedel Bokassa's actions makes the documentary feel inert. Thereby, what should feel devastating instead starts to resemble a stranger methodically informing your children that their father was an asshole.
