Amílcar

Amílcar

87 mins | Documentary | Nov. 16, 2025

Poet, agricultural engineer and revolutionary Amílcar Cabral was born in Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents. After studying in Portugal, he emerged as the charismatic leader of the anti-colonial struggle against Portuguese rule. With his utopian ideas, he sparked a cultural and an armed uprising that went on to inspire other African liberation movements.

Amílcar

87 mins | Documentary | Nov. 16, 2025

Amílcar
Poet, agricultural engineer and revolutionary Amílcar Cabral was born in Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents. After studying in Portugal, he emerged as the charismatic leader of the anti-colonial struggle against Portuguese rule. With his utopian ideas, he sparked a cultural and an armed uprising that went on to inspire other African liberation movements.
Producers LX Filmes, Mosaic Produccions, Sisyfos Film, Korikaxoru Films, Les Docs du Nord
Original title Amílcar
Directors Miguel Eek
Writers Miguel Eek, Alba Lombardia

Cast

Amílcar Cabral

as Self (archive footage)