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ABC Africa

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ABC Africa (2001)
Documentary
Documentary account of the AIDS crisis in Uganda.Documentary account of the AIDS crisis in Uganda.Documentary account of the AIDS crisis in Uganda.
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  • Director
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writer
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Stars
    • Abbas Kiarostami
    • Seifollah Samadian
  • Director
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writer
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Stars
    • Abbas Kiarostami
    • Seifollah Samadian
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    • 12User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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      Shot over 10 days on digital video.
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    a blueprint for documentary making
    This is a documentary shot at the request of a group of Ugandan women to publicise their mission to educate the AIDS and war orphans that would otherwise become a lost generation. The crew went to Uganda to shoot pilot footage using the smallest JVC mini-dv cameras intending to return with film cameras later, but the footage they took and the film that emerged from it is so unique that they felt the moment could never be recaptured. All Kiarostami's usual concerns with film form are put to the service of an enquiry into the relationship between film maker and subject without ducking uncomfortable questions about power and meeting of cultures. Released the same year as Black Hawk Down this film not only shows a side of Africa completely erased by Hollywood, it is a blueprint for a completely new approach to documentary. The comment that the best thing about the film is the format massively misses the importance and uniqueness of this film.
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    • Release date
      • October 24, 2001 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Iran
    • Languages
      • Persian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ABC África
    • Filming locations
      • Kampala, Uganda
    • Production companies
      • IFAD
      • MK2 Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,075
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,881
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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