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African Awakening
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African Awakening

Jan 1, 1962
0h 38m
★ 0.0

Overview

Among the many parts of the world in which Unilever companies operate, West Africa has a special place. The Africa of popular imagination is a land of jungles, swamps and mud huts; but side by side with the traditional, a new Africa is growing and the film "African Awakening” is an expression of this, of the attitudes of those African men and women who are today the driving force of West African progress. “African Awakening”, a colour film which runs for 38 minutes, is one of a series of Unilever films dealing with different aspects of African life.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

World Wide Pictures
Unilever

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