Kongi's Harvest (1970) (Wole Soyinka)
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- Kongi's Harvest is a 1970 Nigerian film directed by Ossie Davis, from a screenplay by Wole Soyinka adapted from his 1965 play by the same name.[1][2] Soyinka also starred in the leading role as the dictator of an African nation.
Production
The film was shot in Nigeria.[3][4] It was the first production by a Nigerian indigenous company whose aim was to change perceptions about the country and the African continent.[5][6]
Plot
President Kongi (Wole Soyinka), the dictator of an African developing nation, is trying to modernize his nation after deposing King Oba Danlola (Rasidi Onikoyi). The different tribes are resisting unification, so he tries to reach his goal by any means necessary, including forcing government officials to wear traditional African outfits and seeking advice from the man he deposed. He demands tribute from Danlola in the form of a yam, an important food in the culture. Danlola's former lover Segi brings the dictator the head of her father as sacrifice.
Cast
Wole Soyinka as President Kongi
Rasidi Onikoyi as King Oba Danlola
Femi Johnson as Organizing Secretary
Nina Baden-Semper as Segi
Orlando Martins as Dr. Gbenga
Dapo Adelugba as Daodu
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Tomorrow's exam brought me here🤣🤣
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Man oh man
Billy Woods brought me here, I love discovering new shit through music
This is really good acting better than present day acting, people in the 70s knew how to act.
Not really, the English is good, but the acting is a 20 over 100 compared to the present day
Watching from Zambia 🇿🇲. This literally work inspired me to take up literature at University - first English and now French 🇫🇷
Excellent choice. The humanities still matter.
Shoutout to billy woods)))
aethiopes
Excellent.
My colleagues in the Arts are present here.
Femi Johnson SENIOR COLLEAGUE.
Rashid Onikoyi, SENIOR COLLEAGUE
Wale Ogunyemi, friend.His grand daughter would be my student.
Femi Robinson, friend.
Gbemi Sodipo,friend.
Nina BadenSemper famed on TV England.
It is a good life in the Arts. The Muse is always present.
I wish u could have completed the video
Awesome ensemble. These were great thespians of old. The line delivery is perfect and on point. I can see the late Chief Wale Ogunyemi there as a boy. He wrote the Sango Movie in the 90s.
Great to watch this. I thought that the prints had been lost!
I like this play book. This is one of wole soyinka's best.
thank you so much for this ❤️☝️
The use of space is impeccable. The Nigerian English is amazing. Although, the pronunciation of local names with foreign inflection is odd.
In as much as I like this film this is far from being Nigerian English. Only old people who received a British education speak like this today.
From this movie, it can be seen that Nigeria evolved backward In quality and many other things.😢
That is because lost our culture and traditions all in the name of civilisation.
I love this, I wish you could complete the video😻😻😻🤓🤓🤓
Uganda Makerere University: African Literature 🇺🇬🇺🇬
Tomorrow's exam 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
anybody know where you can see the rest of the movie?
Kongi reminds me of a typology of Jesus when he wanted to take his last supper with his Disciples. They even slept when they were supposed to be praying.
here from THE Dika Ofoma
Bruh...where's the ending??? Is there a part 2?
Long live Kongi ❤❤
billy woods!!!
How can I watch conclusion parts
Proud of doing literature 🔥
From 🇰🇪
is this the full play ?
Not the complete movie...
Where is the rest of it?
👏 👏 👏
Writing a literature exam tomorrow,this is my only hope.
Same here.
How'd it go? 😂
14:15
Thanks
bless
Nigeria has not changed much from this sadly ..
AETHIOPES
William Forest
Where's the other part. It isn't complete
Professor Soyinka addressed dictatorship and its consequences in this adapted play. He should know better not to speak against the people's outcry against the fascist government that's running and ruining Nigeria.
Here we go again!