original title:
Fela, il mio Dio vivente
directed by:
cast:
Renata Di Leone
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
music:
production:
Fabrique Entertainment, Luce Cinecittà, Rai Cinema, Lokafilm, Grasshopper Films, supported by Ministero della Cultura, with the support of Regione Lazio
distribution:
country:
Italy / Slovenia / UK
year:
2023
film run:
90'
format:
colour
release date:
21/03/2024
festivals & awards:
On 12th August I997, an enormous crowd packs every inch of a large square in Lagos, Nigeria. Ten days earlier, singer Fela Kuti, the king of Afrobeat and a spiritual guide for millions, passed away. Now his people want to say goodbye. Present with his camera to capture the event is Italian director Michele Avantario, who in that unique musician had discovered a living god, a human, intellectual and religious reference point.