Dying to be free. Zimbabwe's struggle for change

Description

A portrait of the politics and history of Zimbabwe, this program traces Robert Mugabe's rise to power and depicts his 22-year dictatorship in a country where millions rely on food aid to survive, inflation is at 500 percent, and almost three quarters of the country's workforce is unemployed. Also included is rare footage that captures the demand for change and the popular support for the new opposition party, MDC, during the presidential election in 2002.

Runtime

51 min

Geography

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Date of Publication

[2006], c2003

Database

Films on Demand

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