In Search of the Nile (2003)

Directed by

Stéphane Bégoin

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a documentary about European explorers trying to find the source of the Nile River in Africa. It covers the expeditions and discoveries made during that time.

educationalhistoricalinformativecalmmeasureddocumentary-style

What happens

The Exploration of Africa: From Cairo to the Cape (French: L'Afrique des explorateurs : Vers les sources du Nil, lit. 'Explorers in Africa: To the Sources of the Nile') is a 1991 illustrated monograph on the European exploration of Africa. Written by the French Africanist and historian Anne Hugon, and published in pocket format by Éditions Gallimard as the 117th volume in their "Découvertes" collection (known as "Abrams Discoveries" in the United States, and "New Horizons" in the United Kingdom). In 2003, the book was adapted as a documentary film by the title Le Mystère des sources du Nil. A sequel, Vers Tombouctou : L'Afrique des explorateurs II, was published in 1994, as the 216th volume of "Découvertes". Together, they form a "miniseries"—L'Afrique des explorateurs—in the collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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