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How Good the Whites Are (1988)

How Good the Whites Are (1988)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1988, January 20
Directors: Marco Ferreri
Countries: Spain, France, Italy
Production: J.M.S. Films, Iberoamericana Films Internacional, Gruppo Bema, 23 Giugno, Reteitalia, Caméra One
Cast: Nicoletta Braschi, Michele Placido, Michel Piccoli, Jean-François Stévenin, Pascal N'Zonzi, Juan Diego, Mohamed Ben Taleb, Alex Descas, Katoucha, Maruschka Detmers, Pedro Reyes, Sotigui Kouyaté

Overview:

The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six trucks loaded with provisions to alleviate hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa, advances across the continent. As a result of the difficulties the team encounters, disorganization gradually takes over the convoy. Each of the members of the group, little by little, yield to their petty, selfish impulses: violence, power, nostalgia - The breakdown of one of the trucks forces Michele and Nadia to wait at an oasis for the arrival of spare parts. But a starving local tribe settles threateningly near them. The chief of the tribe makes a speech they don't understand, which is followed by a macabre purification ceremony.

Keywords:

racism colonialism neo-colonialism