Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart
    1971

    Synopsis

    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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      Cast

      • Elizabeth of ToroClara Okeke
      • Orlando MartinsObierika
      • Johnny SekkaObi Okonkwo
      • Stephen GoldblattBushnell
      • Carey Andrew-JajaJoseph
      • Steve AllisPeter
      • Iyabo AboabaBisi
      • Femi MarquisGovernment Minister
      • Boniface AfokoEditor
      • Sam SillerGeneral
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