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Movie poster for Colours of the Alphabet (2016)

Colours of the Alphabet

“Does the future have to be in English?”

2016
1h 20m
Director: Alastair Cole

Overview

It is estimated that 40% of the world’s population lack the opportunity to be educated in their own language. In Colours of the Alphabet we get an insight into the challenges this poses as we follow a group of first graders in Zambia – a country with 72 local languages where education is primarily offered in English.

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