We Intend to Cause Havoc

Name: We Intend to Cause Havoc
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: July 13, 2021
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Emmanuel Chanda, Jacco Gardner, Nic Mauskoviç

2021

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Utopia | Release Date (Streaming): July 13, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Emmanuel Chanda, Jacco Gardner, Nic Mauskoviç

Summary: Through the resurrection of a music that was forgotten by many and unheard by most, the film explores the life of a former African rockstar, and the excitement around the rediscovery of his music by a new generation of Western fans. Following Jagari's life from his birth in a mud-hut village, through to his Zambian superstardom in the 70sThrough the resurrection of a music that was forgotten by many and unheard by most, the film explores the life of a former African rockstar, and the excitement around the rediscovery of his music by a new generation of Western fans. Following Jagari's life from his birth in a mud-hut village, through to his Zambian superstardom in the 70s while playing the band's unique blend of heavy psychedelic rock and African rhythms we then delve into his private life, as an arrest and prison sentence in the 90s turned him into a religious devotee and a miner, until thanks to the film's events and collaborators he would perform in front of adoring crowds on his first ever European tour in 2017, 40 years after his last album was released.… Expand

Director: Gio Arlotta

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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Bradley Gibson

Jul 13, 2021

WITCH: We Intend to Cause Havoc is a wonderful history lesson, as well as a lovely introduction to a band and their music that, perhaps, most people would never have heard otherwise. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jul 13, 2021

The music itself is exciting enough that it washes out some of the unpleasant taste of the film’s early “white people discovering stuff” tone. And Chanda himself is incredibly winning, especially when he takes the stage. Read full review

The Guardian Steve Rose

Jul 13, 2021

There’s now a well-trodden route for such musical travelogues, laid down by the likes of Buena Vista Social Club and Searching for Sugar Man, and while this lacks the polish or drama of either of those, it’s an engaging and uplifting journey. Read full review

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