africa addio (also known as africa: blood and guts in the united states and farewell africa in the united kingdom) is a 1966 italian mondo documentary film co-directed, co-edited and co-written by gualtiero jacopetti and franco prosperi with music by riz ortolani. the film is about the end of the colonial era in africa. the film was shot over a period of three years by jacopetti and prosperi, who had gained fame (along with co-director paolo cavara) as the directors of "mondo cane" in 1962. this film ensured the viability of the so-called mondo film genre, a cycle of "shockumentaries"- documentaries featuring sensational topics, a description which largely characterizes "africa addio".