Mugabe and the White African
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77 out of 100

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  • Summary: Michael Campbell is one of the few hundred white farmers left in Zimbabwe since President Robert Mugabe began his violent land seizure program in 2000. Initially a policy meant to reclaim white-owned land and redistribute it to poor black Zimbabweans, it has instead been used to gift farmland to Mugabe’s supporters. Like hundreds before him, Mike has suffered years of land invasions and violence at his farm. But this genial 75-year-old grandfather with a dry sense of humor has refused to back down. In 2008, Mike took the unprecedented step of challenging Mugabe and his Land Reform program in an international court, accusing the regime of illegal racial discrimination and violations of basic human rights. Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous 2008 Zimbabwean presidential elections, "Mugabe and the White African" follows Mike and son-in-law Ben Freeth in their harrowing attempt to save their family farm and the lives and livelihoods of the 500 black workers that live and work there. (First Run Features)… Collapse

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
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  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Cliff Doerksen
    90
    The notion that only whites can be racist barely survives this riveting 2009 documentary.
  2. NPR
    Reviewed by: Mark Jenkins
    80
    The documentary is powerful, as far as it goes, but would be stronger if the filmmakers had been able to follow the story further.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    80
    Its awkward title notwithstanding, Mugabe and the White African offers the sort of narrative drama rarely found in documentaries.
  4. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Eric Hynes
    60
    The film clandestinely captures marauders in action while embedding itself in the imperiled home of aging farmer Michael Campbell. He's not the movie's ad hoc martyr, but something more compelling: a simple man whose fight for personal justice has matured into patriotism.

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