Nigeria, Germany / 1971 / 91mins / Drama / English

When Obi Okonkwo completes his studies in England and returns to Nigeria, he finds himself in a country marked by rapid industrialization and deep political change. Navigating romantic love and the expectations and disappointments of modern Nigeria, he experiences rampant corruption, the dominance of Europeans, and conflicts between modern and traditional values. Adapted from the novels Things Fall Apart (1958) and No Longer at Ease (1960)—two parts of Chinua Achebe’s African Trilogy—this rarely seen and recently recovered feature film was produced by Nigerian filmmaker Francis Oladele and directed by Berlin-based filmmaker Hans Jürgen Pohland.

Hans Jürgen Pohland

Hans Jürgen Pohland was born on 4 December 1934 in Berlin, Germany. He was a producer and director, known for Tamara (1968), Warum die UFOs unseren Salat klauen (1980), Auf Scheißer schießt man nicht (1969) and Things Fall Apart (1971). He died on 17 May 2014 in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Département Alpes-Maritimes, France. Learn More