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Africa Light / Gray Zone

"Africa is full of nature’s colors. A colorful experience! The social, political and economical problems of the continent, however, are unsaturated. Neither black nor white, but endless gray."

2010-01-30
5.5
en 13m
DocumentaryAdventure
"Africa Light" - as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of nature and promises a life without any problems in a country where the difference between rich and poor could hardly be greater. Namibia does not give that impression of it. If you look at its surface it seems like Africa in its most innocent and civilized form. It is a country that is so inviting to dream by its spectacular landscape, stunning scenery and fascinating wildlife. It has a very strong tourism structure and the government gets a lot of money with its magical attraction. But despite its grandiose splendor it is an endless gray zone as well. It oscillates between tradition and modernity, between the cattle in the country and the slums in the city. It shuttles from colonial times, land property reform to minimum wage for everyone. It fluctuates between socialism and cold calculated market economy.

Director

Tino Schwanemann

Producer

Stefanie Paul

Producer

Holger Lochau

Visual Effects

Tino Schwanemann

Editor

Tino Schwanemann

Music

Steffen Greisiger

human vs nature attachment to nature politics society africa identity independence arts and culture ideology south africa civil rights township the new world idealism world peace multiculturalism foreign aid namibia international organization nature social issues

Status

Released

Budget

$50,000

Countries

  • Germany

Companies

  • Einscommanull
  • Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
  • Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf'

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