Name: An African Election
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011
Duration: 1 min 29 s

Brief Synopsis

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

African Election

MPAA Rating

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

2011

Production Company

Urban Republic

Distribution Company

Dogwoof Pictures ; Urban Republic

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 29m

Synopsis

The 2008 presidential elections in Ghana, West Africa, serve as a backdrop for this feature documentary that looks behind-the-scenes at the complex, political machinery of a third world democracy struggling to legitimize itself to its first world contemporaries. At stake in this race are the fates of two political parties that will do almost anything to win. Director Jarreth Merz follows the key players for almost three months to provide an un-unprecedented insider's view of the political, economic and social forces at work in Ghana. He builds suspense by taking the viewer down the back roads of the nation to capture each unexpected twist and turn in a contest that is always exciting and never predictable. Throughout the film, Merz depicts the pride and humanity of the larger-than-life politicians, party operatives and citizens who battle for the soul of their country.