Underplayed Gems

Gambia, The Smiling Coast (2010)

Gambia, The Smiling Coast poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
Spain
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How it feels

This documentary looks at tourism in Gambia. It shows how the industry brings money but also causes problems like begging, sex tourism and poverty tourism.

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What happens

Gambia, the Smiling Coast est un film réalisé en 2010. Ce documentaire plonge dans les arcanes du tourisme en Gambie, montrant à la fois ses bienfaits et ses méfaits. Cette industrie est en effet une source essentielle de revenus dans ce pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest, mais ses travers sont nombreux : tendance à la mendicité, tourisme sexuel, recherche de moyens de migration… Un commerce pernicieux qui ne profite qu’à quelques-uns et dont le paroxysme est le tourisme de la pauvreté. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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