Discussion Guide | Mugabe and the White African | POV

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It Is Distinctly Racially Discriminatory

A lawyer reviews the list of land recipients under Mugabe's land redistribution.

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Zimbabwe's Land Reform Program

Campbell and his lawyers describe Zimbabwe's controversial land reform program.

Filmmaker Interviews

Lucy Bailey

Filmmaker Lucy Bailey addresses the risks of filming white farmers in Zimbabwe.

Trailer

Mugabe and the White African

Mugabe and the White African tells an alarming story of one proud “white African,” who challenges the Zimbabwean dictator under international law for human rights abuses while defending his farm in court and on the ground.

Updated on December 21, 2012

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Film Information

Mugabe and the White African (90 min.)

Premiere Date: July 26, 2011

Streaming Dates: Expired

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Trailer: Link | Embed

Filmmakers: Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson Bio | Interview | Statement

Press: Press Release | Critical Acclaim | Fact Sheet | Economist Film Project Selection Press Release

Filmmakers

Lucy Bailey

Andrew Thompson

We wanted to make a film about a big issue like the land reform program policy in Zimbabwe, but in a very intimate and personal way. ”

— Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson, Co-directors

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Film Update

July 25, 2011

Critical Acclaim

Many viewers will leave Mugabe and the White African thinking that they have seen few, if any, documentaries as wrenching, sad and infuriating, and those feelings will be justified.”

— Mike Hale,
The New York Times

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Heart-wrenching, enraging. . . . The film is an unmissable portrait of courage under fire.”

— Peter Gradshaw,
The Guardian

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Extraordinary”

— Andy Klein,
Christian Science Monitor

A powerful and particularly well-made film . . . Searing, and sharply told.”

— Verne Gay,
Newsday

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