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Benguela Railway

Date released

27 Jan 1930

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

391

NoS ID

050354

Story no

1 / 7

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Angola la Guerre a Vingt Ans (1995 Video)

Director

Christophe Naigeon

Subject

Development studies; French studies; History

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 53 min., 2000 hire: £10.00 (inclusive)

A documentary in French on the 20-year-old conflict in Angola.

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Escape from Luanda (2008)

Director

Phil Grabsky

Subject

Education; Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 72 minutes), £9.99

Film about a year in the life of Angola’s only music school, situated in Luanda, the capital of Angola, and one of the world’s poorest and most dangerous places.

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Lights of Luanda, The (1998 Video)

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min., 2000 sale: US$25.00 (VHS PAL)

Describes the community rehabilitation process following the civil war in Angola. It is a joint UNCHS/UNDP project to rebuild infrastructure and provincial government buildings.

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In the Land of the Free (2010)

Director

Vadim Jean

Subject

Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 84 minutes), £7.20

This documentary examines the story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King. They are known as the Angola 3 and have spent almost a century between them in solitary confinement in Angola, the...

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San Soldiers (1998 Video)

Subject

Development studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

The San people of southern Africa are struggling to avoid extinction amid warfare in South Africa, Namibia and Angola. This film examines the persecution of these landless people, whose traditional nomadic...

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Under the Blue Flag (1995 Video)

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 120 min., 2000 sale: £18.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) DEDU

A video-based resource pack to illustrate the complex role of the United Nations in responding to conflict and problems around the world. The four 30-minute programmes are: 1) The Great Disaster: the history...

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Under the Baobob / Making the ‘Peace Song’ (1998 Video)

Subject

Development studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Two films from a series exploring ways of resolving conflicts across Africa. 1: For generations the ancient baobab tree stood at the heart of the Makuleke community, bringing shelter, nourishment and a...

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Reconstruction and Reconciliation (1999 Video)

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min., 2000 sale: US$25.00 (VHS PAL)

Examines post-war disaster management in Angola, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Rwanda and Somalia. Shows how cities have been reduced to rubble can be rebuilt through partnership. These case studies illustrate how...

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Sun Still Shines, The (1995 Video)

Director

Mariano Bartolomeu

Producer

Parminder Vir

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1996 sale: £95.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at United Nations aid from an Angolan point of view. After decades of civil war the Angolan government and the rebels have signed a peace settlement. But the town of Malanje remains sourrounded by...

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