Who Needs a Heart

Name: Who Needs a Heart
Director: John Akomfrah
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 1991-01-02
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Caroline Burghard, Treva Etienne, Ruth Gemmell, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Kwabena Manso

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Who Needs a Heart

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Black Audio Film Collective

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1991-01-02

Who Needs a Heart

The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images. The radically discordant free jazz soundtrack provides a surreal counterpoint to the mix of newsreel and staged footage in this exhilarating experiment in documentary storytelling.

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Faith

Caroline Burghard

Sidney

Treva Etienne

Abigail

Ruth Gemmell

Naomi

Caroline Lee-Johnson

Louis

Kwabena Manso