Episode of Series “The World about us”.
A carpenter from England in search of his personal dream worked on a building site in Kuwait for a year. Tells the story of his adventure, and also looks in detail at Kuwait and its secret, male dominated society. Photography by Ken Lowe and edited by Graham Shipham. Narrated by Jonathan Raban.
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Collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013605
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kuwait
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Middle East - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Middle East - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)