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Brightness

1987, Movie, NR, 106 mins

Brightness: Review

BRIGHTNESS is very likely the most highly praised African film made to date--a reflection both of the film's merit and of the West's lack of critical attention to Third World films. Boosted by a Special Jury Prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and favorable receptions at the Berlin and New York Festivals, BRIGHTNESS fast became the film to see in 1988. Whatever artistic merit the film does or doesn't have (and some critics doubt that it is as great as many claim), it foun... read more leave a comment