Mugabe and the White African


1h 30m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Told through the lens of 74-year-old white farmer Michael Campbell and his family, we explore Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's deeply controversial land seizure program, which was intended to redistribute white-owned land to poor black Zimbabweans. However, instead, it has led to an increase in po

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features; First Run Features; First Run Features Home Video; Pretty Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Told through the lens of 74-year-old white farmer Michael Campbell and his family, we explore Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's deeply controversial land seizure program, which was intended to redistribute white-owned land to poor black Zimbabweans. However, instead, it has led to an increase in poverty, hunger, violence and intimidation among the majority of the country's citizens.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
First Run Features; First Run Features; First Run Features; First Run Features Home Video; Pretty Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 2009 Hamptons International Film Festival.

Winner of the Sterling World Feature Award at the 2009 SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival.

Released in United States 2009

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States June 2009

Released in United States October 2009

Released in United States Summer July 23, 2010

Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 30-May 10, 2009.)

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Golden Starfish Award Documentary Competition) October 8-12, 2009.

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (International Spectrum) April 30-May 10, 2009.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.

Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Sterling World Feature Competition) June 15-22, 2009.

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Feature Documentary Competition) April 22-May 6, 2010.)

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Sterling World Feature Competition) June 15-22, 2009.)

Released in United States Summer July 23, 2010

Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Golden Starfish Award Documentary Competition) October 8-12, 2009.)