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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.
Reception
The documentary garnered considerable critical acclaim. It currently holds a 'fresh' rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
= Awards and honours
=Sterling World Feature Award, 2009 SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival.
See also
Mike Campbell (Pvt) Ltd and Others v Republic of Zimbabwe
References
External links
Official website
Mugabe and the White African at IMDb
Interview with Lucy Bailey
Mugabe and the White African website on POV
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Zimbabwe
- Nelson Mandela
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
- Gamal Abdul Nasir
- Pejuang Kemerdekaan Ekonomi
- Kenneth Kaunda
- Tim nasional hoki lapangan putri Zimbabwe pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 1980
- Robert Mugabe
- Mugabe and the White African
- Grace Mugabe
- Bona Mugabe
- White Zimbabweans
- Mugabe family
- Ben Freeth
- List of documentary films about agriculture
- ZANU–PF
- HanWay Films
