White Elephant

01/01/1984

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0hr 0min

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Documentary

,Comedy

An amusing and well-founded semi-documentary about the resistance of the black continent to imperialistic technocrats

STORY

This film was made entirely in Ghana and consists of documentary scenes and a fictitious story about a British engineer who wants to import microchips to Africa. But the reaction of the blacks to his plans to build a fully automatic plastic furniture factory surprises him. His faith in technocracy stands opposed to what they know about the environment. When the conflict has reached its climax, a spell is cast upon him... finally, he gives up... but his attitude toward Africa has changed for the better.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Peter Firth
  • Nana Seowg
  • Abi Adatsi
  • Kwabena Holm
  • Owusu Akyeaw

    Director

  • Werner Grusch

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Worldoc Production

    Production Countries

  • Ghana
  • Austria
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English