纳米比亚的解放斗争 Frihetskampen i Namibia

In 1973 Namibia was still one of the pillars of racism in the white bastion of Southern Africa. Colonised by Germany towards the end of the 19th century, its mineral wealth proved to be an irresistible attraction to European settlers, who set up a forced labour system that exploited the native population. In 1904, during a campaign of brutal repression, thousands of people were killed. After World War I, the territory was made a trusteeship of South Africa who, after the dissolution of the League of Nations, basically annexed it. After 1948 it started to apply its apartheid policies in what was still known as South West Africa and dealt harshly with protests and dissidents.

This documentary, made by two Swedish filmmakers, tells of the growth of indigenous resistance, first against German colonialism and then against the South African occupation. The second part of the film accompanies a unit of PLAN, the armed wing of SWAPO, as it moves through south-western Zambia and the Caprivi area. It includes an interview with a villager who lost his family during an attack, while combatants receive training and emphasize the need for medicine and weapons. It ends with SWAPO president Sam Nujoma addressing the group as they prepare to fight for a free Namibia.