''White Elephant'' is a 1984 British

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directed by Werner Grusch and starring

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, Peter Sarpong and Nana Seowg.BFI.org
/ref> The plot involves a ruthless white man determined to break through thousands of years of tradition to sell microchips in Africa. A young British businessman goes to

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to modernise a furniture factory by introducing computers. Unbeknownst to him, the spirits of African tradition are already working against him and are determined to make him pay. He encounters fierce resistance from the Ghanaians, and this eventually leads him to better appreciate their culture.

Cast

... Peter Davidson * Peter Sarpong ... Bishop of Kumasi * Nana Seowg ... High Priestess * Ejissu Jasantua ... Fetish Priest * Frederick Lawluwi ... Reverend in Anloga * A.N.K. Mensah ... Herbalist in Anloga * Asugebe ... Patron Ghost of Ejissu Fetish Priest School * Jasantua ... Patron Ghost of Ejissu Fetish Priest School * Nana Abiri * Klevor Abo * Abi Adatsi * Owusu Akyeaw * Samuel Amoah * Charles Annan * Otchere Darko * Toni Darko * Kwabena Holm * Sarfo Opoku

Release

The film was briefly distributed by

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References

External links

* 1984 films British independent films 1984 comedy-drama films Troma Entertainment films British comedy-drama films 1984 comedy films 1984 drama films 1984 independent films 1980s English-language films 1980s British films English-language comedy-drama films {{1980s-UK-film-stub