Finding Fela
strong language, drug use
Director(s)Alex Gibney
Production year2014
Release date05/09/2014
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes120m
CastFela Kuti (archive footage), Yeni Kuti, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti, Bill T. Jones
Finding Fela
strong language, drug use
language
Occasional strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker').
drugs
Numerous references to Fela Kuti's cannabis use, and several shots of him holding and smoking large joints.
additional issues
One sequence shows a man having his throat cut during a ritual, after which he is buried in the ground; this is quickly revealed to be trick. There are also images of war violence, including sight of dead bodies, images of political unrest and police beatings, and verbal references to the violent abuse of women by the Nigerian authorities during a raid on Fela Kuti's house. There are also numerous references to Kuti's sexual lifestyle.
strong language, drug use
Classified Date:
18/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof Pictures
language
Occasional strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker').
drugs
Numerous references to Fela Kuti's cannabis use, and several shots of him holding and smoking large joints.
additional issues
One sequence shows a man having his throat cut during a ritual, after which he is buried in the ground; this is quickly revealed to be trick. There are also images of war violence, including sight of dead bodies, images of political unrest and police beatings, and verbal references to the violent abuse of women by the Nigerian authorities during a raid on Fela Kuti's house. There are also numerous references to Kuti's sexual lifestyle.
Classified Date:
14/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof Pictures
Classified date18/08/2014
LanguageEnglish
language
Occasional strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker').
drugs
Numerous references to Fela Kuti's cannabis use, and several shots of him holding and smoking large joints.
additional issues
One sequence shows a man having his throat cut during a ritual, after which he is buried in the ground; this is quickly revealed to be trick. There are also images of war violence, including sight of dead bodies, images of political unrest and police beatings, and verbal references to the violent abuse of women by the Nigerian authorities during a raid on Fela Kuti's house. There are also numerous references to Kuti's sexual lifestyle.
Director(s)Alex Gibney
Production year2014
Release date05/09/2014
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes120m
CastFela Kuti (archive footage), Yeni Kuti, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti, Bill T. Jones
strong language, drug use
Classified Date:
18/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof Pictures
language
Occasional strong language ('f**k' and 'motherf**ker').
drugs
Numerous references to Fela Kuti's cannabis use, and several shots of him holding and smoking large joints.
additional issues
One sequence shows a man having his throat cut during a ritual, after which he is buried in the ground; this is quickly revealed to be trick. There are also images of war violence, including sight of dead bodies, images of political unrest and police beatings, and verbal references to the violent abuse of women by the Nigerian authorities during a raid on Fela Kuti's house. There are also numerous references to Kuti's sexual lifestyle.
Classified Date:
14/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof Pictures
Classified date18/08/2014
LanguageEnglish
