Black and White in Color
DramaComedyWar
French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.
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A darkly comedic and absurd look at colonial ignorance. It's a satirical jab at the futility of war and the ridiculousness of cultural misunderstandings, all wrapped in a period piece that feels both distant and uncomfortably relevant.
satiricalabsurdistdarkly comedicironicsteadyperiod piecedark satireanti-warcolonialismcultural clashabsurdity of warignorance
africacolonialismfrench colonialismgerman colonialism
