White Elephant

White Elephant 1984 Released

Directed by Werner Grusch

Documentary, Comedy

 

White Elephant 1984 Released

Directed by Werner Grusch

Documentary, Comedy

 

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... see more

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... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1984
COUNTRY
AT, GB, DE
LANGUAGE
DE
SPOKEN
English
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
N/A