The Ambassador
dir. Mads Brügger / 2011 / Denmark / 93min.
Danish journalist and satirist Mads Brügger travels to the heart of Africa to show the horrifying face of corruption that exists in that part of the world.
A strange, enigmatic and decadent white diplomat arrives in central Africa, looking like a mixture of Henry Stanley and Karl Lagerfeld. He has recently bought an ambassadorship and claims to be a do-good rich business man, who has come to spearhead a diplomatic mission. Officially he is there to start a factory that produces matches - this, to employ locals and teach how to make this simple piece of fire-making equipment. Unofficially he is really there to gain access to vast reserves of diamonds. “The Ambassador” is a genre-breaking, tragic comedy about the bizarre world of African diplomacy.
- duration:
- 93 min
- country / year of production:
- Denmark / 2011
- director:
- Mads Brügger
- producer:
- Zentropa
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2011 - IDFA: Opening night’s film, 2012 - Sundance FF.
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