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The Cold War as played out in its least-known theater: Africa. It was here on this continent, that not only two superpowers, but four adversaries with opposed interests, locked horns between 1961 and 1989. The Soviets wanted to extend their influence over a new part of the world; the United States sought to appropriate Africa’s natural riches; the former empires felt their colonial power weakening; and the young nations defended their newly won independence. Young revolutionaries such as Patrice Lumumba, Amilcar Cabral and Agostinho Neto appealed to the Cuban guerilleros to help them in their struggle. So Castro’s Cuba began to play a central role in the new offensive strategy of Third World nations against the colonialism of old and new empires. Looking behind the scenes of this “cold” war and its supposed “proxy” conflicts - from Che Guevara’s tragicomic zenith in Congo to the victory of the battle of Cuito Cuanavale in Angola -, this film tells the story of these internationalists whose saga explains what the world has become today: they won all the battles, but finally lost the war.

France / United Kingdom - 2006 - 2 x 59 min - HDV - Colour and B&W

Director Jihan El-Tahri Camera Frank Peter Lehmann Sound James Baker Editing Gilles Bovon Music Les Frères Guissé

Production Temps noir, 13 quai de l'Oise, 75019 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5528 3387 Fax : +33 (0)1 5528 3391 E-mail : tempsnoir@tempsnoir.com Co-Production Big Sister, ARTE France, BBC Films, Independent Television Service with the  participation of YLE, VPRO, SBS Television, Radiotelevizija Slovenija, Ceska Televize

Sales Arte France Développement, 8, rue Marceau, 92785 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex 9, France Tél : +33 (0)1 5500 7777 Fax : +33 (0)1 5500 7395 E-mail : infosales@artefrance.fr