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Poster for Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town

Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town

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58 min

Looks at a group of homeless people, the Bergies, in Cape Town, South Africa. Through a series of interviews, the film traces the Bergie community back to their Khoisan roots, outlines colonial dispossession, and looks at problems with alcohol dependency. It also gives the community a chance to tell their story, by zooming in on the daily life of two couples

Country:

ZA

Genre:

Documentary

Released:

1998-01-01

Languages:

Afrikaans, English

Companies:

Screen Ventures