THE CHANGE History through Guinea's eyes
Director chiara cavallazzi
Countries Italy
Duration 78 min
Synopsis
GUINEA, West Africa One country kept in check by military regime. Three years of big changes that describe one popolation held in a deadly grip, that fights and struggle in front of the silence of the International Community. JANUARY 2007: A big fight exploded between the military regime (at the power since 1984) and the population protesting against the corruption of the government and clamoring for its Rights. Hundreds of civilians died and thousands wounded under the silence of the International Community. DECEMBER 2008: The President died a natural death. A bloodless strike gave hope to the population, but it has been condemned by the International Community SEPTEMBER 2009: the new President, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, changed his position. It seemed that a new military regime was instituted. The population raised up again but military forces ended it up once again. The International Community, this time, stands unite against the regime. DECEMBER 2009: An attempted murder to the President Moussa Dados Camara, provokes him serious injuries. He will never return to lead the nation. JUNE 2010: The first democratic election in Guinea under the supervision of the International Community. In this context many questions have arisen within me: first of all why the International Community did not intervene in 2007? And why it did in 2009? Where does the difference stands? While I was looking for an answer, I found out that there were many connections with other questions too. Why Coups and strikes are so common in Africa? For which reason in apparently similar situations the International Community reacts in different ways? Are the "democratic" elections based on real democratic contexts? Finally, what can be done to react to a system that oppresses the weakest? I found many answers not only by interviewing the institutions, but also by listening to the voice of the people and by the personal experiencesI lived and filmed there. It is the Guineans voice that this documentary wants to report, by looking at History through different eyes
GUINEA, West Africa One country kept in check by military regime. Three years of big changes that describe one popolation held in a deadly grip, that fights and struggle in front of the silence of the International Community. JANUARY 2007: A big fight exploded between the military regime (at the power since 1984) and the population protesting against the corruption of the government and clamoring for its Rights. Hundreds of civilians died and thousands wounded under the silence of the International Community. DECEMBER 2008: The President died a natural death. A bloodless strike gave hope to the population, but it has been condemned by the International Community SEPTEMBER 2009: the new President, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, changed his position. It seemed that a new military regime was instituted. The population raised up again but military forces ended it up once again. The International Community, this time, stands unite against the regime. DECEMBER 2009: An attempted murder to the President Moussa Dados Camara, provokes him serious injuries. He will never return to lead the nation. JUNE 2010: The first democratic election in Guinea under the supervision of the International Community. In this context many questions have arisen within me: first of all why the International Community did not intervene in 2007? And why it did in 2009? Where does the difference stands? While I was looking for an answer, I found out that there were many connections with other questions too. Why Coups and strikes are so common in Africa? For which reason in apparently similar situations the International Community reacts in different ways? Are the "democratic" elections based on real democratic contexts? Finally, what can be done to react to a system that oppresses the weakest? I found many answers not only by interviewing the institutions, but also by listening to the voice of the people and by the personal experiencesI lived and filmed there. It is the Guineans voice that this documentary wants to report, by looking at History through different eyes