Films: The Tobacco King

The Tobacco King

USA, 2011, 21 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: Zambia
Genre/Subjects: African/Af. Amer, Biopic, Documentary, Historical/Period, Social Issues
Program: First Look Student Program
Language: English, Bemba English Subtitles

DIRECTOR: Daniel Koehler
Producer: Daniel Koehler
Editor: Daniel Koehler
Cinematographer: Daniel Koehler
Principal Cast: Alfred Tembo, Frank Chobera, Gary Redman, George Botha, Ian Sikanyika, Lembani Phiri, Michel Kennedy

After his family farm is confiscated in Zimbabwe, a white farmer attempts to begin again in Zambia. This provocative documentary explores race, history, and work in postcolonial southern Africa.

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