Kwaheri (1964)

Original title

Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa

Directed by

Thor L. Brooks

Genre

mockumentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 1964 pseudo-documentary that presents itself as a record of disappearing native tribes in Africa. It focuses on controversial and sensational aspects of these societies, more for shock value than education.

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What happens

Kwaheri, also known as Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa or Kwaheri: The Forbidden, is a 1964 mondo film directed by David Chudnow and Thor Brooks. The film was a pseudo-documentary about vanishing native tribes in Africa. Kwaheri means Goodbye in Swahili. As the film focused more on the controversial aspects of the tribal societies, it gained the attention of exploitation filmmakers, including Kroger Babb, whose Hallmark Productions distribution company acquired the American rights. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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