Who Needs a Heart
1991, English. Directed by John Akomfrah.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 2 January 1991
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- John Akomfrah
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Who Needs a Heart runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Who Needs a Heart isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1991. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Who Needs a Heart?
Who Needs a Heart (1991) was directed by John Akomfrah and stars Caroline Burghard, Treva Etienne, Ruth Gemmell.