Democrats
Zimbabwe has been presided over by Robert Mugabe for more than three-and-a-half decades. Now 91, the president changed over the years from a one-time source of hope to an eccentric dictator. Following one of Africa’s most bloody elections in 2008, Mugabe’s party was forced under international pressure to form a coalition with the progressive opposition party. A representative from each party was given the difficult task of working with the other to create a new democratic constitution. Filmmaker Camilla Nielsson accompanied these two representatives over the course of three years, following their every move. The result is a unique insight into the hair-raising political antics that are to decide the future of this country. DEMOCRATS is an extraordinary real-life satire that is as shocking as it is entertaining.
- Genre: DOC: History & Politics
- Country, Year: Denmark, 2014
- Runtime: 99 Min
- Languages: Shona, English
- Subtitles: English
- Director: Camilla Nielsson
- Cast: Paul Mangwana, Douglas Mwonzora, Robert Mugabe
- Screenplay: Camilla Nielsson
- Cinematography: Henrik Bohn Ipsen
- Editor: Jeppe Bødskov
- Sound: Thomas Jæger
- Music: Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen
- Producer: Henrik Veileborg
- Executive Producers: Sally Jo Fifer, Nick Fraser, Mette Hoffmann Meyer
- Production Company: Upfront Films
- World Sales: DR Sales