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Documentary examining Bokassa's rule in the Central African Republic using the testimony of witnesses and visits to key sites.
Top billed cast
Michael GoldsmithSelf
Werner HerzogSelf
Augustine AssematSelf
David DackoSelf
Francis SzpinerSelf
François GibaultSelf
Marie-Reine HassenSelf
Jean-Bedel BokassaSelf (archive footage)
Anne BokassaSelf (uncredited)
Marie-France BokassaSelf (uncredited)
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