A cinema-verité documentary of Ghana’s five years of independence under President Kwame Nkruma. Striking color images of Africans in modern-day jobs, such as airline pilot and construction worker, predominate, with little voice-over.
Released in 1965, The Black Star is a documentary film from DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme (East Germany). It was directed by Joachim Hellwig and written by Hans Oley and Joachim Hellwig. The cast is led by Helmut Müller-Lankow and Klaus Piontek. With a runtime of 36m, the film is available in full HD.
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