Concerning Violence_
Based on powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World, this documentary is accompanied by classic text from The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon.
Director
Göran Olsson
Starring
Lauryn Hill, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Gaetano Pagano
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Concerning Violence was released 12 years ago in 2014.
Concerning Violence is a Documentary film with a runtime of 1h 25m.
CAST (11)
Lauryn Hill
Narrator in English version
GC
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Self - Professor, Columbia University
GP
Gaetano Pagano
Self - Reporter (voice) (archive footage)
TM
Tonderai Makoni
Self - PhD (archive footage)
Robert Mugabe
Self - ZANU (archive footage)
OW
Olle Wijkström
Self - CEO Lamco (archive footage)
WT
William Tubman
Self - President of Liberia (archive footage)
Amílcar Cabral
Self - Leader of PAIGC, Guinea-Bissau (archive footage)
Thomas Sankara
Self - President of Burkina Faso (archive footage)
António de Spínola
Self - Military Governor of Guinea-Bissau (Archive Footage)
Kati Outinen
Narrator in Finnish version
CREW
Director
Writer
STUDIOS (1)
Final Cut for Real
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
85 min (1h 25m)
Language
Swedish
Country
Rating
7.0/10 (19 votes)
Popularity
5
IMDB
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Concerning Violence about?
Based on powerful archival material documenting the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World, this documentary is accompanied by classic text from The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon.
How long is Concerning Violence?
Concerning Violence has a runtime of 85 minutes (1h 25m).
Who directed Concerning Violence?
Concerning Violence was directed by Göran Olsson.
Who stars in Concerning Violence?
The cast of Concerning Violence includes Lauryn Hill, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Gaetano Pagano, Tonderai Makoni, Robert Mugabe.
What is the rating of Concerning Violence?
Concerning Violence has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 19 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Documentary
KEYWORDS (26)
capitalism
resistance
globalization
1970s
third world
settler
apartheid
north atlantic treaty organization (nato)
colonisation
racism
torture
colonialism
british colonialism
zimbabwe
angola
1980s
1960s
neo-colonialism
colonization
christian missionary
burkina faso
guinea bissau
portuguese colonialism
frantz fanon
decolonization
rhodesia
