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White Elephant

"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.

Top 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

Overview

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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