One Day I Saw 10,000 Elephants (2015)

12/18/2015 (ES) • Animation, Adventure, History • 1h 17m

A comic book historical novel with the feel of a cartoon film documentary

Overview

The octogenarian Angono Mba recalls the expedition in which he worked as porter for the Spanish filmmaker Manuel Hernández Sanjuán who, between 1944 and 1946, traveled through Spanish Guinea documenting life in the colony as he obsessively searched for a mysterious lake.

One Day I Saw 10,000 Elephants (2015)

12/18/2015 (ES) • 1h 17m

Animation, Adventure, History

A comic book historical novel with the feel of a cartoon film documentary

Overview

The octogenarian Angono Mba recalls the expedition in which he worked as porter for the Spanish filmmaker Manuel Hernández Sanjuán who, between 1944 and 1946, traveled through Spanish Guinea documenting life in the colony as he obsessively searched for a mysterious lake.

Top Billed Cast

Angono Mba

Handmaid

Interviewer

Sound Technician

Cameraman

Producer

Manuel Fernández Sanjuán (voice)

Angono Mba (voice)

Esono Ebang (voice)

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

based on true story

colonialism

scientific expedition

1940s

portrait of a filmmaker

central africa

equatorial guinea

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