The Ambassador
The Ambassador
A strange, enigmatic and decadent white diplomat arrives in central Africa, looking like a mixture of Henry Stanley and Karl Lagerfeld.
A strange, enigmatic and decadent white diplomat arrives in central Africa, looking like a mixture of Henry Stanley and Karl Lagerfeld. He has recently bought an ambassadorship and claims to be a do-good rich business man, who has come to spearhead a diplomatic mission. Officially he is there to start a factory that produces matches - this, to employ locals and teach how to make this simple piece of fire-making equipment. Unofficially he is really there to gain access to vast reserves of diamonds. “The Ambassador” is a genre-breaking, tragic comedy about the bizarre world of African diplomacy.
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projection time:93 min.
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country/year:Denmark / 2011
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director:Mads Brügger
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awards :2011 - IDFA , film otwarcia /International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Opening night’s film, 2012 - FF Sundance/Sundance FF.
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