Looks at the Tan-Zam Railway (known locally as the Freedom Railway) which the Chinese have helped to build in Africa. 14,000 Chinese, working day and night with 40,000 Africans, have pushed this railway 1,900 kilometres from Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean to Kapiri Mposhi in the heart of Africa. The film conveys how the Chinese and Africans live, in their work camps, and the relationship which has developed between peoples of such different cultures.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323892
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Africa - Description and travel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Construction
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Acculturation
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Acculturation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)