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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 Documentary n/a

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.

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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.

  • Released
    1984-01-01
  • Revenue
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  • Budget
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  • Runtime
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  • Genre
    Documentary, Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    Worldoc Production

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Werner Grusch
Director
Werner Grusch
Writer
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