Zimbabwe Countdown

Zimbabwe Countdown

2003 · 55 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary

Once touted as Zimbabwe's saviour, Robert Mugabe has become synonymous with bad government and misrule. But where did it all go wrong?

Directed by Michael Raeburn

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