The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)

  • 5.7
  • 260 mins
  • Documentary

Storyline

A small village garrison has been overrun by hostile Congolese troops. After loosing government soldiers and an essential document, Kaptain De Brand is ordered to get the secret document back. A task force of six men and a female doctor must fight their way through central Africa's swamps and deserts to free the soldiers, getting the document and revenge their fallen comrades.—Fauno


Plot Keywords

congo, racism, train, mercenary, n word, africa


Short Review

What I liked most about the film was that it accepted, indeed relied upon, the extraordinary particularity of the individual. There were one or two generalisations... but otherwise, typecasting was avoided.


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