This documentary provides a personal insight into the plight of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) under the brutal regime of Mugabe. The filmmaker, Michael Raeburn, was a white Rhodesian who has spent his life chronicling events there. In 1969, he supported African nationalists in their hopes of ending colonial rule under the racist Ian Smith. Raeburn was expelled from his country and wrote a book applauding Mugabe¹s socialist vision of the future.

In this film, Raeburn details how the liberation movement he once admired has been transformed into a reign of terror. To insure his re-election, Mugabe has tortured and murdered the opposition and triggered agricultural chaos and economic ruin. The land and homes of white farmers have been seized by government supporters and their black farmworkers have been killed. Millions starve as a result of the chaotic land distribution.

Zimbabwe had been a model of a post colonial nation and Mugabe had pledged to ensure a place for everybody in this country. Today the optimism of liberation has turned to despair, with rage, riots, killing and starvation rampant throughout the land. And Michael Raeburn has been forced into exile a second time, because of the color of his skin.

"Highly Recommended. An engrossing, well paced and informative look at the origins of the present chaos in the country and a revealing examination of what happens to a developing nation when the leadership resorts to any means to retain power regardless of the consequences for the nation." Patricia B. McGee, Volpe Library and Media Center, Tennessee Technological University for EMRO

London International Film Festival, 2003