Film
Under House Arrest
1981Directed by Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
About Under House Arrest
- Drama
Synopsis
The president of an African country is closely allied with European entrepreneurs for his own benefit and theirs. The sky falls on their heads when a political essay on "The Political Structures of Traditional Power" is published. To make matters worse, the military gets involved. The president, whose party ruled unchallenged (single-party system), finds himself under house arrest.
- Director
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
- Writer
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra
- Original title
- En résidence surveillée
