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Mugabe and the White African

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Mugabe and the White African
Directed byLucy Bailey
Andrew Thompson
Produced byDavid Pearson
Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock
CinematographyAndrew Thompson
Edited byTim Lovell
Music byJonny Pilcher
Production
company
Arturi Films
Distributed byDogwoof
Release date
  • 21 October 2009 (2009-10-21) (London Film Festival)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.[1] The film premiered in the UK on 21 October 2009 at the London Film Festival.[2]

Reception

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The documentary garnered considerable critical acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "As much legal thriller as objective documentary, this account of a farmer's battle with Zimbabwe's regime serves as a powerful and emotional attack upon President Mugabe."[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 77 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Awards and honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bell, Alex (25 June 2009). "Zimbabwe: Documentary on Chegutu Land Fight Wins International Award". AllAfrica.com. SW Radio Africa. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  2. ^ de Castella, Tom (21 October 2009). "Betting the farm against Mugabe". BBC News Online Magazine. BBC. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Mugabe and the White African". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 9 October 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Silverdocs Announces 2009 Festival Winners" (Press release). Silverdocs: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
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