Mau Mau
Jan 01, 1973 · 51m
Director
Anthony Howarth, David KoffOverview
In October 1952 the British government declared a State of Emergency in Kenya. Its object: the defeat of "Mau Mau." In the war that followed, fewer than 40 of Kenya's 40,000 white settlers were killed while more than 15,000 Africans lost their lives, and hundreds of thousands more were arrested and subjected to a humiliating and often brutal process of "rehabilitation." But what was Mau Mau? A movement based, according to the British Colonial Secretary, on a "perverted nationalism and a sort of nostalgia for barbarism"? Or the Land Freedom Army, an organized political and military response to repression and armed aggression? Using newsreel and previously inaccessible archive footage, and drawing on interviews with participants on both sides, Mau Mau examines the myth and the reality of Africa's first modern guerrilla war.
Cast of Mau Mau
Crew of Mau Mau
About Mau Mau
What is Mau Mau about?
In October 1952 the British government declared a State of Emergency in Kenya. Its object: the defeat of "Mau Mau." In the war that followed, fewer than 40 of Kenya's 40,000 white settlers were killed while more than 15,000 Africans lost their lives, and hundreds of thousands more were arrested and subjected to a humiliating and often brutal process of "rehabilitation." But what was Mau Mau? A…
When was Mau Mau released?
Mau Mau was released on January 1, 1973.
How long is Mau Mau?
Mau Mau runs 51 minutes.
Who directed Mau Mau?
Mau Mau was directed by Anthony Howarth and David Koff.
Who is in the cast of Mau Mau?
The cast of Mau Mau includes Musindo Mwinyipembe (Narrator).