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Colours of the Alphabet

  • 20162016
  • 1h 20m
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Colours of the Alphabet (2016)
  • Documentary
A beautiful, inspiring and bittersweet documentary film about language and childhood in Africa. Steward, Elizabeth and M'barak are three first time school pupils in rural Zambia who struggle... Read allA beautiful, inspiring and bittersweet documentary film about language and childhood in Africa. Steward, Elizabeth and M'barak are three first time school pupils in rural Zambia who struggle to make sense of an educational system where the language they speak at home is different... Read allA beautiful, inspiring and bittersweet documentary film about language and childhood in Africa. Steward, Elizabeth and M'barak are three first time school pupils in rural Zambia who struggle to make sense of an educational system where the language they speak at home is different from the language used in the classroom. Moments of perplexed incomprehension, both comed... Read all
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  • Director
    • Alastair Cole
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    • Release date
      • February 21, 2016 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • New Zealand
      • United Kingdom
      • Zambia
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Nyanja
      • Bemba
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      • The Colours of the Alphabet
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      • Lansdowne Productions
      • Tongue Tied Films
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      1 hour 20 minutes
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