- By :
- Rehad DESAI
- Zimbabwe, 2003
- 52 min
Zimbabwe deciphered through the major problem of land property. Racism, expropriation and dictatorship...
My Land My Life is a journey into the heart of Zimbabwean crisis. We enter the story through the eyes of the filmmaker, who once lived in Zimbabwe and held Mugabe in esteem as he returns to make sense of the conflict and is led into a strife torn farming area.Through cultural characters that include a farmer, a farm worker and a war veteran we enter the social texture of present day drama that defines rural and urban Zimbabwe. The conflict between farm worker and settlers is explored as is the conflict between farmer and farm worker.
"My Land My Life" is a nuanced piece that is frank in its pro-equality stance and candid but poetic in the critique of those who claim to represent the interests of peasants and workers on both sides.
"My Land My Life" is a nuanced piece that is frank in its pro-equality stance and candid but poetic in the critique of those who claim to represent the interests of peasants and workers on both sides.
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