De Oppresso Liber

  • Carlos Bustamante
  • 1968
  • Germany
  • 5 minutes
  • No dialogue
  • © Deutsche Kinemathek
    © Deutsche Kinemathek

“De oppresso liber” is the motto of the special unit of the US Army – the so-called Green Berets – and means “to liberate the oppressed”. Carlos Bustamante’s film is an agitprop pamphlet against the Vietnam War, edited in a staccato rhythm bursting like a machine gun.

  • Production : Deutsche Film-und Fernsehakademie (dffb)
  • Screenplay, photography, sound, editing : Carlos Bustamante
  • Print contact : Deutsche Kinemathek • email filmverleih@deutsche-kinemathek.de

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