Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

2008 · 82 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Amidst failed harvests and the threat of AIDS, Zimbabweans look for work, preferably in South Africa. But their illegal status and xenophobic whites do not make life any easier in the neighbouring state.

Directed by Darrell James Roodt · Written by Darrell James Roodt

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