Guns for Banta
1970, French. Directed by Sarah Maldoror.
Billed as the first feature film ever from Angola.
Guns for Banta is the first feature-length film by Sarah Maldoror. Shot in Guinea-Bissau, it follows the life and untimely death of Awa, a countrywoman involved in the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). Financed by the Algerian army, which hoped to turn it into a propaganda tool, the film was confiscated from Maldoror because of her demands for full control over the editing. To this day the reels have not been identified or returned.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 1970
- Original title
- Des fusils pour Banta
- Country
- Angola
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Guns for Banta isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1970. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Guns for Banta?
Guns for Banta (1970) was directed by Sarah Maldoror.