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Echoes from a Sombre Empire

1990 · 91 min

A sombre, unsettling descent into megalomania and atrocity, told through interviews and eerie visits to haunted sites.

Directed by: Werner Herzog
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Michael Goldsmith, Werner Herzog, Augustine Assemat

Overview: Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.

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Directed by: Werner Herzog
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Michael Goldsmith, Werner Herzog, Augustine Assemat

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
violence
madness
death
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Written by: Werner Herzog
Starring: Michael Goldsmith, Werner Herzog, Augustine Assemat, David Dacko, Francis Szpiner, François Gibault, Marie-Reine Hassen, Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Runtime: 91 min
Country: Germany, France, Central African Republic
Languages: English, French, German

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