When China Met Africa (2010)
- Directed by
- Nick Francis, Marc Francis
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a Chinese farmer, a road builder, and the Zambian trade minister as China expands into Africa. It shows the real lives and work of people on the ground during this economic shift.
observationalgroundedunderstatedfactualeye-openingsteady-pacedmatter-of-fact
What happens
When China Met Africa is a 2010 documentary film by Nick Francis and Marc James Francis. Set on the front line of ChinaŹ¼s foray into Africa, it follows the lives of a Chinese farmer, a road builder, and the Zambian trade minister. When China Met Africa was an international co-production involving BBC Storyville, Arte France, VPRO, the Sundance Institute, CNC and the Media Fund, and produced by Speakit Films and Zeta Productions. The film played at international film festivals including Rotterdam Film Festival, Munich, Goteburg and at the Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York, where it won best film. It was released in cinemas in the UK in 2011 and was seen on television around the world. When China Met Africa was characterised by The Guardian as 'An eye-opening documentary that puts into concrete images that truism of the geo-political commentariat: that China is a new economic superpower' and The Times summarised it as 'A rare, grass-roots view into one of the most important economic developments of the age'. The film was also covered by media outlets including CNN, The Economist and The Atlantic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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