Things Fall Apart
90 mins
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.
Carey Andrew-Jaja
Joseph
Steve Allis
Peter
Iyabo Aboaba
Bisi
Femi Marquis
Government Minister
Boniface Afoko
Editor
Sam Siller
General
Chinua Achebe
Original Story
Fern Mosk
Screenplay
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Designer
Heinz Freitag
Assistant Director
Trixie Ashby
Makeup Artist
Niran Alab
Assistant Sound Designer
Christa Pohland
Editor
Michael J. Davis
Director of Photography
Martin Häussler
Production Controller
Tunde Adeniji
Assistant Director
Terence Bulley
Assistant Director of Photography
Ganiyu Ojo
Assistant Director of Photography
Dave Aradeon
Art Direction
Funke Curtis
Costume Coordinator
Andreas Pohland
Assistant Sound Designer
Alhaji Arulogun
Assistant Editor