Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Sakiwi Excellent Documentary - Pity that some of the previous reviewers could not see through their collective PC, liberal and socialist blinkers. What has Mugabe done for his people? ZIP. Apart from the so called "War Veterans" and other family, Generals,and political cronies, all of Zimbabwe is in desolation, fear, hunger and despair, while his majesty mister Bob Mugabe lives in a palace. With servants and bodyguards. All you out there - take note - see and realize. That's it. The whites made a difference, a small minority, overstepped the line, we all know that, but is that a reason for millions of honest black folk to starve while his majesty zests in luxury? Good show, glad to have seen it and most recommendable,

ThomasKus This is no doubt one of the most moving documentaries I have seen in a long time. The story of a family who decided not to bow to pressure, not to run away, not to give up in the face of the most horrendous state brutality speaks for itself and I find some of the criticisms voiced in other reviews hard to stomach. It is not Mugabe and his oppressive regime that need to be explained, it is the fact that his system is allowed to continue without much international challenge that is abhorrent. The courage of Michael and Ben in making this documentary, in continuing with their case and in showing the real face of Mugabe and his small but brutal elite is worth noting and remembering.

Travis A. I always hold dear the memories of visiting my grandparents as a child and taking early morning walks through the Great Zimbabwe Ruins, it was majestic to say the least. To see the state Zimbabwe is in today is so sad considering it used to be such a great country.This documentary did a fantastic job of creating awareness, the real truths behind the (m)ugabe regime. You cannot help feel a deep sadness for the individuals' involved, especially noting that children are the also the victims of this outrageous regime.A realisation that a brain washed/racist state is the order of the day, every day in Zimbabwe. The White Farmers are providing for 100's of workers livelihoods and they're the bad guys. The whole concept on which Mugabe bases his Dictatorship is one big Contradiction. As they say, every dog has its day.

timrunacre The film follows 75-year old grandfather Mike Campbell, his son-in-law Ben Freeth and their family over a period of approximately 18 months. White Zimbabwean farmers, they courageously refuse to hand over their Mount Carmel farm to Zanu PF thugs, despite frequent and intensifying violence, both threatened and actual.One thing that particularly struck me from the footage covertly smuggled out of Zimbabwe was the extent to which the illegal farm seizures were endorsed and even orchestrated by high-ranking Zanu PF ministers. In the case of the Campbells / Freeths, their particular nemesis is the strangely amusing and articulate, yet menacing Peter Chamada (son of Nathan Shamuyarira, Zimbabwe's former secretary of information).As they persevere with their legal test case at the SADC court in Namibia, to seek an official ruling that farm seizures are both illegal and racist, the bravery of the family consistently shines through. In fact, the film is inspirational and harrowing in equal measure, particularly when the family's unwavering courage is sorely tested by the growing intimidation. Throughout, there is a sense of the enemy circling the farm like wolves, waiting to pounce.As the test case in Namibia progresses, albeit haltingly while Mugabe's legal team endlessly obfuscate, we see Ben's British parents, living in Kent, receive a panicked phone call from his wife, Laura. Mike, Mike's wife Angela and Ben, have been abducted and each beaten severely. The next ten minutes of the film are acutely upsetting, as we see the extent of the injuries that have been inflicted upon them. The sobbing was audible throughout the small cinema in which I saw the film: caused by recent, all too real torture, rather than a Hollywood dramatisation.The outcome of the tribunal, and an SADC ruling that effectively denounces Mugabe's "land redistribution programme" is briefly uplifting. That is, until a post-script reveals what happened to the farm just six months after filming finished, and exposes the extent of Zanu-PF's nihilistic brutality.I hope the family receives some kind of justice after all the persecution they endured in standing up to the corrupt regime, and refusing to just give up their family home and walk way. If nothing else, this brilliant film has once again reminded us of the horrors still being perpetrated within Zimbabwe, at a time when the superficial legitimacy created by the power-sharing government seems to have encouraged most of the world's press to move on to another story. A must see."We can run away of course. Most people have. If self-preservation is the goal then there is no sense in staying. For us, though, there is a greater good. It is a matter of principle. If individual men and women allow evil to advance unchecked, it will prevail and more people will suffer and starve. It is hard to live and try to make a difference in a time of terror — especially with a family." – Ben Freeth