White Elephant

White Elephant (1984)

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

  • Genre: Documentary, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1984-01-01
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Worldoc Production
  • Production Country: Ghana, Austria, United Kingdom
  • Director: Werner Grusch

Summary

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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  • Peter Firth

    as Peter Davidson

  • Nana Seowg

    as High Priestess

  • Abi Adatsi

    as

  • Kwabena Holm

    as

  • Owusu Akyeaw

    as

  • Sarfo Opku

    as

  • Nana Abiri Otchere Darko

    as

  • Charles Annan

    as
Directing Werner Grusch Director
Writing Werner Grusch Writer
Writing Ashley Pharoah Writer
Writing Werner Grusch Original Story
Camera Tom Hurwitz Director of Photography
Editing Tom Hurwitz Editor
Sound Andy Nelson Sound
Sound Georg Friedrich Händel Music

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