Burnt Earth

Burnt Earth

1934•58m•7.0/10

Documentary

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7.0/10(1)

A visual travel diary on the expedition led by Brondeel in 1934. This expedition to Belgian Congo, by truck, became a testimony to the social conditions of Africans during the colonial era.

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PDK

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FR

Status

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Paul Werrie

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