Mugabe and the White African

SYNOPSIS

A determined white Zimbabwean farmer takes Robert Mugabe to the court of human rights to challenge the land seizure programme in this multi award-winning feature documentary. The film documents the lives of a white Zimbabwean family who run a farm in Chegutu, as they challenge the Fast Track land redistribution programme that redistributed white-owned estates, a legacy of colonialism and UDI, beginning in 2000.

WELSH CONNECTIONS

Producer: Elizabeth Morgan-Hemlock
Supported by: Ffilm Cymru Wales

PRODUCTION DETAILS

Cast: Ben FreethLaura Freeth
Production Company: Arturi Films, Explore Films 

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Running time: 94 minutes
Certificate: 12A
Format: DCP, DVD
Language: English | Shona

RELEASE

Date: Spring 2010
Festivals: Silverdocs, Hamptons International Film Festival, Amnesty’s Movies that Matter Festival

“Mugabe and the White African plays to the strengths of the screen as a human interest story” The Guardian

Distributor: Dogwoof
Contact:
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