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Summary Finding Fela tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy...

Directed By: Alex Gibney

Finding Fela!
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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Summary Finding Fela tells the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. His influence helped bring a change towards democracy...

Directed By: Alex Gibney

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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Production Company Jigsaw Productions
Release Date Aug 1, 2014
Duration 1 h 59 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline In 2009 a Broadway musical resurrected Africa's greatest musical icon. To the government he was a dangerous revolutionary. To the world he was a musical visionary. But to his people, he was Fela.
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