An African Election

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An African Election
An African Election poster film.jpg
Directed byJarreth J. Merz
Kevin Merz
Written byShari Yantra Marcacci
Erika Tasini
CinematographyTopher Osborn
Edited bySamir Samperisi
Music byPatrick Kirst
Release date
  • November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25)
CountriesGhana
United States
Switzerland
LanguagesEnglish
Akan

An African Election is a 2011 documentary film about the contentious 2008 general elections in Ghana, directed by Jarreth and Kevin Merz. The film features interviews with the two major presidential candidates, Nana Akufo-Addo and John Atta Mills, as well as Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings.

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