Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Arabia/North Africa
Ephemeral film · 10 min
Synopsis
In Arabic. The film narrates the story of the Coca-Cola bottling industry in the Middle East, highlighting its significance as a refreshing beverage for people of all ages. It showcases the lively culture of sports and leisure activities, emphasizing the collective need for refreshment during work and play. The film also details the intricate processes involved in bottle production and the collaboration between various industries, such as glass and bag manufacturing, to meet the demands of the beverage industry. It illustrates the modern advancements in production techniques that ensure the purity and quality of Coca-Cola, which has become an integral part of daily life across several Arab countries. Keywords Coca-Cola, bottling industry, Middle East, refreshment, sports, leisure, glass manufacturing, bag production, modern production techniques, purity, quality
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Details
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Language
- Arabic
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Surprise Ending!! · Spuzz · 2003-10-13
I won't really spoil the ending for you.. anyways, this documentary film about the manufacture of Coca Cola is quite unique as the narration is in arabic, which is totally great as we don't see that many Arabic Euphemeral films to begin with. We see the manufacture of bottles, then the making of what seems to be burlap to cover the bottles with, then the insertion of the black gold and then the shipping. Cut to a cafe where everyone of course is drinking coke.... and then... Wish I could tell you, watch it yourself. Reccomended!
★★★★ · It's the Arabic Thing · Christine Hennig · 2005-07-25
From our International Ephemera Department, we get this factory tour film about bottling Coca-Cola in some Arabic country, completely narrated in Arabic. Its fairly standard factory tour fare (though why they chose to include an extended sequence on making burlap bags I dont know), until the end, when we find out that polite, well-heeled folks in this country enjoy going out to nightclubs in the evening and drinking Coca-Cola while singing along to a catchy advertising jingle. I dont remember this from geography class. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: ****. Historical…
★★★ · Yes, it's Egypt · arabist · 2009-05-05
The beginning scenes at the beach are in Alexandria, probably the Montaza area. It shows upper class Egyptians at their beach club. I find it hard to date this, but I would guess 1950s, although one would have expected the quality of the film to be better. The movie describes the Cairo Coca-Cola bottling plant, and the company's regional ambitions in other Arab countries.