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White Elephant

19840.0 / 100
Documentary, Comedy

Overview

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

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

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Peter Davidson

Nana Seowg

Nana Seowg

High Priestess

Abi Adatsi

Abi Adatsi

Kwabena Holm

Kwabena Holm

Owusu Akyeaw

Owusu Akyeaw

Sarfo Opku

Sarfo Opku

Nana Abiri Otchere Darko

Nana Abiri Otchere Darko

Charles Annan

Charles Annan

Crew

Werner Grusch

Werner Grusch

Director

Werner Grusch

Werner Grusch

Writer

Ashley Pharoah

Ashley Pharoah

Writer

Werner Grusch

Werner Grusch

Original Story

Tom Hurwitz

Tom Hurwitz

Director of Photography

Tom Hurwitz

Tom Hurwitz

Editor

Andy Nelson

Andy Nelson

Sound

Georg Friedrich Händel

Georg Friedrich Händel

Music