Mugabe's Zimbabwe

Mugabe's Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Directed by	Shrenik Rao
Release date	October 2010 (2010-10)
Running time	60 minutes
Countries	India, Zimbabwe, UK
Language	English

Mugabe's Zimbabwe is a 2010 documentary film directed by Shrenik Rao.

Synopsis

The film narrates the story of Zimbabwe under three decades of Robert Mugabe’s rule as the President of Zimbabwe. The story focuses on how Zimbabwe, from its successful independence, under Robert Mugabe’s rule collapsed dramatically.[1]

The film features exclusive interviews with the Vice-President of Zimbabwe Ms. Joyce Mujuru, the Governor of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe - Dr. Gideon Gono, Mr. Joseph Msika, the second Vice-president of Zimbabwe, Ms. Clare Short (British Secretary of State for International Development (1997–2003), Professor Arthur Mutambara (Deputy prime Minister of Zimbabwe (2009–2013) and Leader of the Opposition Party Movement for Democratic Change and Archbishop Pius Ncube (Former Archbishop of Bulawayo Zimbabwe), a political refugee.[2][3]

Reception

Mugabe’s Zimbabwe was taken up for world-wide distribution by TVF International and was featured as one of the 'Hot Picks of 2011' by Real Screen at Cannes. The film was critically acclaimed by media across the world.[1][4][5]

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Barry Bearak of the New York Times said that 'the film seems a primer to the situation, something of value especially to those not yet familiar with Zimbabwe and its recent history'.^[citation needed]

It has been licensed on several media platforms and aired on Television networks across the world. The film has been translated to 18 languages.[6]

References

1. Chakori, Chikni (29 April 2011), "Shrenik Rao's "Mugabe's Zimbabwe" one of the Hot Picks of 2011 at Cannes", Frontier India, archived from the original on 7 September 2011
2. "Film maker Shrenik Rao Behind the Headlines (Interview)". Nehanda Radio. 11 June 2011.
3. "Indian Film Maker Makes Waves with a film on Mugabe's rule". Bulawayo24 News. 30 April 2011.
4. Athavale, Dileep (29 April 2011). "A film by a young Indian filmmaker Shrenik Rao on Robert Mugabe's rule has been featured as one of the Hot Picks of 2011 at Cannes (France)..." The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
5. "Indian filmmaker finds acclaim at Cannes". The Hindu. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
6. Vishnupriya Bhandaram (3 February 2013). "Getting on with the facts". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

External links

• Shrenik Rao at Cannes (April 2011)
• The Cannes India Package (April 2011)
• Udgirkar, Trushna (25 April 2011). "Behind-the-scenes enquiry into Zimbabwe's collapse". Financial Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.