The Great White of Lambarene (1995)

overview : Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital in the rainforests of Gabon, achieved sainthood in his lifetime, at least in the popular imagination. The critical assessment of his life and works in recent years, however, has been slightly more ambivalent. Ba Kobhio Bassek is the first director to examine this medical missionary from a purely African point-of-view.

Release Date : Apr 26, 1995

Runtime : 1h 34m

Genre : Drama  History  

Companies : Ce.Na.Ci., Chrysalide Film, CNC, Canal+

Countries : France, Cameroon, Gabon

Keywords : africa, independence, racial tension, colonialism, racial prejudice, humanitarian, cameroon