Hall and the actors have perhaps chosen an unassuming format in order to tell such an intense story. But they turn this limitation into an artistic triumph.
Not only do immense responsibilities weigh upon him at a turning point of human history, but the wind of ‘Hope’ which blew him into power has made of him a superhero which History will not fail to judge severely.
Barack Obama has become an icon on the African continent since being elected to the presidency of the United States on 4 November 2008. One year after his electoral victory, the stream of elegies of Barack Obama in African newspapers has not dried up.