The Ambassador

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Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Mads Brugger, published by Zentropa in 2011 - English narration

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-- To break the story, he must become the story. -- A strange, enigmatic and decadent white diplomat arrives in central Africa, looking like a mixture of Henry Stanley and Karl Lagerfeld. He has recently bought an ambassadorship and claims to be a do-good rich business man, who has come to spearhead a diplomatic mission. Officially he is there to start a factory that produces matches - this, to employ locals and teach how to make this simple piece of fire-making equipment. Unofficially he is really there to gain access to vast reserves of diamonds. The Ambassador is a genre-breaking, tragic comedy about the bizarre world of African diplomacy. This darkly comic, genre-bending piece of gonzo journalism from international provocateur Mads Brugger (filmmaker of Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Red Chapel) rips the corroded lid off the global scheme of political corruption and exploitation happening in one of the most dangerous places on the planet: the Central African Republic. Armed with a phalanx of hidden cameras, black-market diplomatic credentials and a bleeding-edge wit, Brugger transforms himself into an outlandish caricature of a European-African consul. As he immerses himself in the life-threatening underworld of nefarious bureaucrats, Brugger encounters blood diamond smuggling, bribery, and even murder -- while somehow managing to crack amazing razor-sharp barbs at every step along the way. From each absurdly terrifying/hilarious situation to the next, The Ambassador is a one-of-a-kind excursion from the man whom The Huffington Post has called "the most provocative filmmaker in the world." A Film by Mads Brugger ; Produced by Zentropa Real ApS In Association with New Danish Screen, DR, YLE and SVT

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L3.1
Video Bitrate: 2 442 Kbps
Video Resolution: 1280x720
Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 23.976 fps
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 1h 37mn
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.79 GB
Source: BluRay (Thanks to ROVERS)
Encoded by: DocFreak08