
Things Fall Apart
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.
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- PremiereATLANTA // Under the patronage of Maynhard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta16 May 1974
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- PremiereBONN // Under the patronage of Walter Scheel, German Federal President13 Oct 1971
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Things Fall Apart was released on 13 October 1971.
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