When Obi Okonkwo completes his studies in England and returns to Nigeria, he finds himself in a country marked by rapid industrialisation and deep political change. In a time of social upheaval, Obi represents modern Nigeria. Through his gaze, his own expectations, those of his environment and the woman he loves become visible. And the disappointment of these expectations. Obi experiences the spreading corruption, the dominance of the Europeans and the conflicts with the values of traditional societies. In flashbacks, his struggle is interwoven with that of his grandfather Okonkwo. The latter experiences the first foreign influences in his village of Umuofia, from the arrival of the Christian missionaries to British colonialism.
Cast
Crew
Hansjürgen Pohland
Director
Fern Mosk
Screenplay
Christa Pohland
Editor
Alhaji Arulogun
Assistant Editor
Michael J. Davis
Director of Photography
Ganiyu Ojo
Assistant Director of Photography
Terence Bulley
Assistant Director of Photography
Heinz Freitag
Assistant Director
Tunde Adeniji
Assistant Director
Martin Häussler
Production Controller
Funke Curtis
Costume Coordinator
Trixie Ashby
Makeup Artist
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Designer
Andreas Pohland
Assistant Sound Designer
Niran Alab
Assistant Sound Designer
Stephen Goldblatt
Still Photographer
Chinua Achebe
Original Story
Dave Aradeon
Art Direction