Land is Bad, The: The Mursi
- Synopsis
- This is Leslie Woodhead’s fourth DISAPPEARING WORLD film made with the Mursi of south-west Ethiopia since 1985. He has filmed the continuing story of a people as they fight to maintain their identity through drought and hunger and war - and now in the face of increasing contact with the outside world and modern Ethiopia. The lives of the Mursi, still affected by drought and hunger, are being changed by government and tourists, and threatened by the neighbouring Bume tribe armed with automatic rifles. Ten per cent of the population, mainly women and children, were massacred on one day in 1987.
- Series
- Disappearing World, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Sale; 2005 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on ITV 17/7/91.
- Subjects
- Anthropology; Development studies
- Keywords
- Ethiopia; Mursi
Credits
- Director
- Leslie Woodhead
- Producer
- Leslie Woodhead
- Contributor
- David Turton
Production Company
- Name
Granada Television
- Web
- http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7734 8080
- Fax
- 020 7494 6280
- Address
- Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH
Distributor
- Name
Granada Learning
- info@granada-learning.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.granada-learning.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0161-827 2927
- Fax
- 0161-827 2966
- Address
- Customer Services
Granada Television
Quay Street
Manchester M60 9EA
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