Mugabe and the White African (2009)

Name: Mugabe and the White African
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-08-07

1h 30m

Running Time

Plot.

Short-listed as one of the 15 best documentaries of the year, Mugabe And The White African is the story of one family's astonishing bravery as they fight to protect their property, their livelihood and their country. Mike Campbell is one of the few white farmers left in Zimbabwe since its leader, Robert Mugabe, enacted his disastrous land redistribution program. Once the breadbasket of Africa, Zimbabwe has since spiraled into chaos, the economy decimated as farms given to Mugabe cronies are run into ruin. After enduring years of intimidation and threats, Campbell decides to take action. Unable to call upon help from his country's authorities, he challenges Mugabe before an international court.

Where to Watch.

Subs

Free

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Cast & Crew.

Andrew Thompson

Director

Lucy Bailey

Director

David Pearson

Producer

Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock

Producer

Jonny Pilcher

Composer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
August 7, 2009

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 30m

Box Office
$4,542

Filming Locations
Zimbabwe

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

woman director

Wiki.

Mugabe and the White African is a 2009 documentary film by Lucy Bailey & Andrew Thompson and produced by David Pearson & Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock. It has won many awards including the Grierson 2010 and been BAFTA and Emmy Nominated. 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. The film follows Mike Campbell, his son-in-law Ben Freeth, and their family as they challenge Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwean government before the Southern African Development Community tribunal for racial discrimination and human rights violations. The film premiered in the UK on 21 October 2009 at the London Film Festival.