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Finding Fela · LeviOsa

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2014·15

Finding Fela

DocumentaryMusic2h

🍅60%

🍅

60%

Tomatometer

🍿

67%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the rights of oppressed people. This is the story of his life, music, and political importance.

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Details

DirectorAlex Gibney

ReleasedAug 1, 2014

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide15IE

Studio

Jigsaw Productions

Cast

Fela Kuti

Fela Kuti

Self (archive footage)

Carlos Moore

Carlos Moore

Self

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Though it doesn't fully capture the electrifying spirit of its subject, Finding Fela! is a solid overview of the life and work of a musical revolutionary.”

60% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

J

J. R. Jones

RTChicago ReaderSep 12, 2014

The problem isn't really finding Fela, but containing him.

M

Mark Kermode

RTObserver (UK)Sep 7, 2014

Gibney unearths a wealth of archive footage that reaffirms Kuti's superstar status, and watches as Jones wrestles with the contradictions that made the musician such a troublesome icon - confronting some, sidestepping others.

G

Geoffrey Macnab

RTIndependent (UK)Sep 5, 2014

Fela died in the late 1990s but Gibney has assembled plenty of footage of him performing, and he makes a convincing case for him as both a political and a musical visionary (and a relentless womaniser).

D

Dan Brightmore

RTNME (New Musical Express)Apr 29, 2021

An immense documentary reinforcing Kuti's status as one of Africa's bravest revolutionaries and musicians...

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Information

Title

Finding Fela

Released

Aug 1, 2014

Rated

15

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h

Status

Released

Studio

Jigsaw Productions

Halftime

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