Cuba: An African Odyssey at the Nouvel Odéon

From Che Guevara’s military campaign in the Congo to the fall of apartheid in South Africa, *Cuba: An African Odyssey* by Jihan El-Tahri examines Cuba’s commitment to African revolutionaries and a largely unknown history of solidarity and internationalism.

Through archival footage and interviews, the film traces several decades of African struggles for independence and highlights the military and political support Cuba provided to various liberation movements across the continent.

From Che Guevara’s involvement in the Congo to the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale in Angola, *Cuba: An African Odyssey* chronicles the journey of Cuban internationalists whose story intertwines with that of African independence movements and the conflicts of the Cold War.

Jihan El-Tahri is a Franco-Egyptian director, screenwriter, producer, and visual artist. Born in Beirut in 1963, she studied political science at the American University in Cairo before working as a correspondent for American and British media outlets, focusing in particular on political issues in the Middle East and Africa. Beginning in 1990, she devoted herself to directing and producing documentaries for French and international television. Her notable works include *Cuba, an African Odyssey* and *Behind the Rainbow*, and she founded the Paris-based production company Big Sister. She is also a member of several professional organizations in the African film industry.