Echoes from a Sombre Empire (1990)

7.2/10 • 91 min • Documentary

Overview

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

Cast

Michael Goldsmith

Werner Herzog

Augustine Assemat

David Dacko

Francis Szpiner

François Gibault

Marie-Reine Hassen

Jean-Bedel Bokassa

Self (archive footage)

Marie-France Bokassa

Self (uncredited)

Martine Bokassa

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