White Elephant
MovieTitle | White Elephant |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1984 |
Genre | Documentary, Comedy |
Director | Werner Grusch |
Production country | Ghana, Austria, United Kingdom |
Production companies | Worldoc Production |
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.