African Election DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The 2008 presidential elections in Ghana West Africa serve as a backdrop for this feature documentary that looks behind-the-scenes at the complex political machinery of a third world democracy struggling to legitimize itself to its first world contemporaries At stake in this race are the fates of two political parties that will do almost anything to win Director Jarreth Merz follows the key players for almost three months to provide an unprecedented insider s view of the political economic & social forces at work in Ghana He builds suspense by taking the viewer down the back roads of the nation to capture each unexpected twist & turn in a contest that is always exciting & never predictable Throughout the film Merz depicts the pride & humanity of the larger-than-life politicians party operatives & citizens who battle for the soul of their country