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An African Election (2011)

An African Election poster
Directed by
Jarreth Merz
Genre
documentary film
Country
Ghana, Switzerland, United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about Ghana's 2008 general election. It follows candidates, voters, and election officials during the campaign and the vote.

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What happens

An African Election is a documentary film directed by Jarreth Merz and Kevin Merz about Ghana’s 2008 general election. It won awards at the Roma Independent Film Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, and Visions du Réel, and was screened at festivals including Sundance, Locarno, Solothurn, and Yamagata. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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