
OldmenwhobrutallyandrelentlesslyclingontotheirrolesasheadsofstatehavebecomecolossallynegativeimagesinmanycountriesofAfrica,includingSenegal.<br/> WhenPresidentAbdoulayeWadewantedtorunforofficeyetagainin2011,aresistancemovementformedonthestreets.Shortlyafterwards,agroupofschoolfriends,includingrappersThiatandKilifeu,setup"Y'enamarre"("WeAreFedUp"),withfilmmakerRamaThiawsooncomingonboardtostartdocumentingevents–meetings,campaigns,arrests,concerts,statesofexhaustion,trips–froman"insider"perspective.Overseveralyears,astirringportraitemergedofayouthprotestmovementtowhomindependentobserverswerenottheonlyonestoascribetheroleof"kingmaker"inthelastelections.RamaThiawshowstherappersandtheirenvironmentwithanintimacywhosecinematographicfinesseprovidesspaceandcontextforthethornyconflictsbetweenmusicandpolitics,streetandstate.TheRevolutionWon’tBeTelevisedisafilmaboutacountryinthegripofchange,inwhichtwothirdsofthepopulationareunder25andlongfornewbeginnings.berlinale2016

