The London African Film Festival » Tue 1st Dec 09 http://www.africaatthepictures.co.uk/london-african-film-festival The Best of African Cinema Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 ZIMBABWE http://www.africaatthepictures.co.uk/london-african-film-festival/zimbabwe/ http://www.africaatthepictures.co.uk/london-african-film-festival/zimbabwe/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:57:56 +0000 Thibault http://www.africaatthepictures.co.uk/london-african-film-festival/?p=20

Tuesday 1st December 8.30pm at Rich Mix – Book Now!

zimbabweA young 19 year old rural girl, named Zimbabwe by her patriotic father, is orphaned. Starving and with few choices, she leaves her village in search of a distant aunt. In the remote border town of Beit bridge, she is smuggled across the border into South Africa, in search of any life at all. Illegally in South Africa, Zimbabwe finds work as a domestic worker but is repeatedly abused by her employer. She must commit a violent act to protect herself, and escapes by handing herself over to the authorities. She is repatriated back to Zimbabwe, only to find that her brother has jumped the border to go in search of her.

Director: Darrel Roodt
Writer: Darrel Roodt
Cast: Kudzai Chimbaira, Farai Veremu
Country: Zimbawe-South Africa
Year: 2007
Runtime: 90 min

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