
Back To Africa
2008-04-01 · 97 min · Not rated
An Austrian director followed five successful African music and dance artists with his camera and followed their lives for a year. The artists, from villages in Ghana, Gambia and Congo, were the subjects of Africa! Africa! touring across Europe, but they have unbreakable roots to their homeland and their families. Schmiderer lovingly portrays his heroes, who tell their stories about themselves, their art and what it means to them to be African with captivating honesty. The interviews are interwoven with dance scenes and colourful vignettes set to authentic music.
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- Othmar Schmiderer
- Production companies
- Langbein&Skalnik
- Countries
- Austria, Germany
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- Released
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