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White Elephant

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

1984-01-01 de
DocumentaryComedy
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.

Director

Werner Grusch

Writer

Werner Grusch

Director of Photography

Tom Hurwitz

Editor

Tom Hurwitz

Music

Georg Friedrich Händel

Writer

Ashley Pharoah

Status

Released

Countries

  • Ghana
  • Austria
  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Worldoc Production