The Liberian American Swedish Mining Company (LAMCO) was a mining company that mined iron-ore in northern Liberia at the Nimba massif. About 15,000 Swedes worked for Lamco and the project was cited as a successful example of international cooperation. But in this film the Swedish TV viewers were presented a very different picture. The film broke with the conventional African portrayal and the Swedes in Liberia were portrayed as colonial-era heirs. The film was supplemented with a debate.
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Roland Hjelte Director · Ingrid Dahlberg Writer Lars Hjelm Cinematographer
First release November 8, 1966 · Produced in Sweden · Languages English, Swedish
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Original title
Svart vecka i Nimba
Original language
Swedish
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English · Swedish
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Sweden · November 8, 1966
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