ABC Africa (2001)

Documentary account of the AIDS crisis in Uganda.

Director:

Abbas Kiarostami

Stars:

Abbas Kiarostami, Seyfolah Samadian

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Abbas Kiarostami	...	Himself
Seyfolah Samadian	...	Himself

Storyline

Abbas Kiarostami and his assistant, Seifollah Samadian, travel to Kampala, Uganda at the request of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development. For ten days, their camera captures and caresses the faces of a thousand children - all orphans - whose parents have died of AIDS. Recording tears and laughter, music and silence, life and death, the film attests to Africa's sunny resilience in the face of so much suffering and disease.

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Plot Keywords:

aids | uganda | tears | suffering | orphan | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian English

Release Date:

24 October 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

ABC África

Filming Locations:

Kampala, Uganda

Company Credits

Production Co:

IFAD

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 10 on Ten (2004)

User Reviews

Reactions to a trip to African -- AIDS and more

This movie has very good goals and intentions, but isn't edited enough to get the full point. I found myself getting lost in the singing, and children dancing in front of the camera, and often forgetting what the point was. A good half of the film was just that.. children reacting to the presence of a video camera and having non African men around. Also, there was just too much footage of children's faces. We seem often too fascinated by poor little African's faces and forget the real surrounding issues. Other than that, the film had some good points and good scenes. Beautiful footage of the countryside, although also too much.