| 词条 | Flame (1996 film) |
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| name = Flame | image = | image size = | alt = | caption = | director = Ingrid Sinclair | producer = Joel Phiri Simon Bright | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based on = | narrator = | starring = Marian Kunonga Ulla Mahaka | music = | cinematography = | editing = | studio = | distributor = California Newsreel | released = | runtime = 85 minutes | country = | language = English | budget = | gross = }}Flame is a controversial 1996 war film directed by Ingrid Sinclair,[1] produced by Joel Phiri and Simon Bright,[2] and stars Marian Kunonga and Ulla Mahaka.[3] It was the first Zimbabwean film since independence set during the Rhodesian Bush War, and served as a tribute to the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army's many female guerrillas.[1] PlotAt the height of the Rhodesian Bush War, Florence, an impulsive teenage peasant girl from the Mashonaland countryside, decides to run away and join the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) after her father is detained by the Rhodesian security forces. She is joined on her journey by her friend, Nyasha; together, the duo trek across the border to a ZANLA training camp in neighbouring Mozambique. While undergoing guerrilla training, the girl adopt new revolutionary identities: Nyasha chooses the nom de guerre "Liberty", signifying her desire for independence, while Florence brands herself "Flame" to represent her passionate nature. Flame becomes pregnant after being raped by Comrade Che, an unscrupulous ZANLA political commissar. Although initially devastated, she reconciles herself to raising her infant son in the camp. Flame subsequently survives a Rhodesian air strike that kills both Che and their child. Determining she has nothing to live for but the war effort, she throws herself into her training and soon distinguishes herself in several ZANLA raids targeting infrastructure and commercial farms. The end of the war and the election of Robert Mugabe in 1980 proves bittersweet for Flame, who finds it difficult adjusting to civilian life. Many unemployed ZANLA veterans, including Flame and her new husband, feel disillusioned and neglected by Mugabe's government. Flame subsequently relocates to Harare, where Liberty has used her background as an intelligence officer to secure a lucrative administrative post. The reunion between the two is somewhat tense, as Flame wants financial assistance but Liberty no longer believes in the collectivist lifestyle of mutual support and shared purpose once pursued in the guerrilla camps. Five years after the war's end, Flame and Liberty attend a Heroes' Day party in an increasingly authoritarian and corrupt Zimbabwe. They continue to greet passerby with the old pan-African slogan, "A luta continua" ("the struggle continues") as the film closes. Cast
ProductionThe film was shot in Zimbabwe.[5] ReceptionFlame was selected for the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[6] AwardsFlame received several awards in the following film festivals:[2] Southern African Film Festival, Harare
In ZimbabweAfter being shown to the Veterans Association of Zimbabwe, the veterans claimed it was "full of lies" and were angered by the rape scene. The film was confiscated by police for being "subversive and pornographic", but was returned to the producers after a worldwide campaign. Ultimately, it passed Zimbabwean censors and became a box office success and the number one film of the year in Zimbabwe.[6] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0034|title=Flame|publisher=California Newsreel|accessdate=13 April 2011}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.zimmedia.com/flame/|title=Flame|publisher=Zimmedia|accessdate=13 April 2011}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116317/|title=Flame (1998)|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=13 April 2011}} 4. ^1 Films Distribution 5. ^Director 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://newsreel.org/guides/flame.htm|title=Flame: Notes for Viewing the Film|publisher=California Newsreel|accessdate=13 April 2011}} External links
15 : 1996 films|1990s war films|Censorship in Zimbabwe|Cold War films|English-language films|Films set in 1975|Films set in 1994|Films set in Rhodesia|Films set in Zimbabwe|Films shot in Zimbabwe|Films shot in Mozambique|Films about rape|Harare in fiction|Rhodesian Bush War films|Zimbabwean films |
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