History YMMV / AfricaAddio

* MemeticMutation: From the English dub: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLCd6_r0yU ''Wait, these aren't whites...they're Italians!]]

** In the english cut, the somewhat memetic line of, "Wait, these aren't whites, they're Italians!" is something that seems patently ridiculous today, not so much back then in regards to Southern Italians as a holdover of early 20th century racial theories. Nevermind that in the original Italian, they were let go because they soldiers realized they were Italian and not British, so they had no relation to their previous colonial masters and thus there was no reason to detain them.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film by its very nature could only have been made at the tumultuous height of decolonization the 1960s-70s. Its ''Film/MondoCane''-style presentation also dates it to the period, as it wouldn't have been made afterwards.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film by its very nature could only have been made at the tumultuous height of decolonization the 1960s-70s. Its ''Mondo Cane''-style presentation also dates it to the period, as it wouldn't have been made afterwards.

* VindicatedByHistory: On the other hand, film has to an extent found renewed interest for how, in spite of its sensationalism, it captures the birth pains of decolonization in Africa during the 1960s. That it contains, among others, rare footage from events such the Zanzibar Revolution and Congo Crisis further lends it some haunting historical significance. This was further lampshaded by Franco Prosperi, [[https://entertainment.time.com/2011/08/21/gualtiero-jacopetti-the-man-behind-the-mondo-movies/ who remarked later on in life]] how the public at the time of its premiere "was not ready for this kind of truth."

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film by its very nature could only have been made in the 1960s-70s, during the height of decolonization.

* VindicatedByHistory: To an extent, the film has found renewed interest for how, in spite of its sensationalism, it captures the birth pains of decolonization in Africa during the 1960s. That it contains, among others, rare footage from events such the Zanzibar Revolution and Congo Crisis further lends it some haunting historical significance. This was further lampshaded by Franco Prosperi, [[https://entertainment.time.com/2011/08/21/gualtiero-jacopetti-the-man-behind-the-mondo-movies/ who remarked later on in life]]how the public at the time of its premiere "was not ready for this kind of truth."

* UnfortunateImplications: The film has widely been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Addio#Reception,_criticism,_and_legacy accused]] of being a justification and defense of colonialism and the idea of WhiteMansBurden, depicting Africans as being unable to live their lives without oversight by white people. While Gualtiero Jacopetti claimed that the film was meant to call out the European colonial powers for failing to care about the fate of decolonizing nations and leaving the area in a plundered and weakened state, it was nevertheless condemned by American U.N. ambassador Arthur Goldberg, calling it "grossly distorted" and "socially irresponsible". Creator/RogerEbert also [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/africa-addio-1967 condemned the film]] for what he perceived as a racist and pro-colonialist agenda, singling out the opening narration for particular criticism in that regard.

* ValuesDissonance: In addition to narration that can be perceived as pro-colonialist (regardless of the creators' stated intentions), the amount of unsimulated animal cruelty on display would never fly in today's societal climate.

* OvershadowedByControversy: In addition to allegations of having a pro-colonialist agenda, the filmmakers were accused of staging the execution of a Congolese Simba Rebel for the camera, leading to co-director Gualtiero Jacopetti being arrested for murder. While the charges were eventually dropped when documents were obtained proving that the filmmakers had arrived on the scene before the execution took place, the inclusion of fabricated footage nevertheless remains the subject of intense scrutiny.
* UnfortunateImplications: The film has widely been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Addio#Reception,_criticism,_and_legacy accused]] of being a justification and defense of colonialism and the idea of WhiteMansBurden, depicting Africans as being unable to live their lives without oversight by white people. While co-director Gualtiero Jacopetti claimed that the film was meant to call out the European colonial powers for failing to care about the fate of decolonizing nations and leaving the area in a plundered and weakened state, it was nevertheless condemned by American U.N. ambassador Arthur Goldberg, calling it "grossly distorted" and "socially irresponsible". Creator/RogerEbert also [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/africa-addio-1967 condemned the film]] for what he perceived as a racist and pro-colonialist agenda, singling out the opening narration for particular criticism in that regard.

* UnfortunateImplications: The film has widely been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Addio#Reception,_criticism,_and_legacy accused]] of being a justification and defense of colonialism and the idea of WhiteMansBurden, depicting Africans as being unable to live their lives without oversight by white people. While co-director Gualtiero Jacopetti claimed that the film was meant to call out the European colonial powers for failing to care about the fate of decolonizing nations and leaving the area in a plundered and weakened state, it was nevertheless condemned by American U.N. ambassador Arthur Goldberg, calling it "grossly distorted" and "socially irresponsible". Creator/RogerEbert also [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/africa-addio-1967 condemned the film]] for what he perceived as a racist and pro-colonialist agenda.

* UnfortunateImplications: The film has widely been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Addio#Reception,_criticism,_and_legacy accused]] of being a justification and defense of colonialism and the idea of WhiteMansBurden, depicting Africans as being unable to live their lives without oversight by white people. While co-director Gualtiero Jacopetti claimed that the film was meant to call out the European colonial powers for failing to care about the fate of decolonizing nations and leaving the area in a plundered and weakened state, the film was nevertheless condemned by American U.N. ambassador Arthur Goldberg, calling it "grossly distorted" and "socially irresponsible". Creator/RogerEbert also [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/africa-addio-1967 condemned the film]] for what he perceived as a racist and pro-colonialist agenda.

* UnfortunateImplications: The film has widely been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Addio#Reception,_criticism,_and_legacy accused]] of being a justification and defense of colonialism and the idea of WhiteMansBurden, depicting Africans as being unable to live their lives without oversight by white people. While co-director Gualtiero Jacopetti claimed that the film was meant to call out the European colonial powers for failing to care about the fate of decolonizing nations and leaving the area in a miserable state, the film was nevertheless condemned by American U.N. ambassador Arthur Goldberg, calling it "grossly distorted" and "socially irresponsible". Creator/RogerEbert also [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/africa-addio-1967 condemned the film]] for what he perceived as a racist and pro-colonialist agenda.

* UnfortunateImplications: The film has widely been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Addio#Reception,_criticism,_and_legacy accused]] of being a justification and defense of colonialism and the idea of WhiteMansBurden, depicting Africans as being unable to live their lives without oversight by white people. While co-director Gualtiero Jacopetti claimed that the film was meant as a condemnation of the European colonial powers for failing to care about the fate of decolonizing nations and leaving the area in a miserable state, the film was nevertheless condemned by American U.N. ambassador Arthur Goldberg, calling it "grossly distorted" and "socially irresponsible". Creator/RogerEbert also [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/africa-addio-1967 condemned the film]] for what he perceived as a racist and pro-colonialist agenda.

* UnfortunateImplications: The film has widely been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Addio#Reception,_criticism,_and_legacy accused]] of being a justification and defense of colonialism and the idea of WhitMansBurden, depicting Africans as being unable to live their lives without oversight by white people. While co-director Gualtiero Jacopetti claimed that the film was meant as a condemnation of the European colonial powers for failing to care about the fate of decolonizing nations and leaving the area in a miserable state, the film was nevertheless condemned by American U.N. ambassador Arthur Goldberg, calling it "grossly distorted" and "socially irresponsible". Creator/RogerEbert also [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/africa-addio-1967 condemned the film]] for what he perceived as a racist and pro-colonialist agenda.