This film follows Daan Fritz and his family and a few other pioneers as they travel northwards in the footsteps of their Boer ancestors who, two hundred years ago, set out on the Great Trek which has become the founding myth of Afrikaner culture. Thus, the'Chosen People' continues its divine mission:'bringing the light of civilisation to the heart of darkest Africa'. In 1994 some white farmers decided to participate in an agricultural development project in Northern Mozambique. But the rich Niassa lands are already occupied by the Yao, who are dead set against letting these rich Afrikaners grab hold of the lands of their ancestors.


SA / France 2000 57min Video
Dir: Aldo Lee

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2000 | Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival | CAPE TOWN, South Africa | www.encounters.co.za
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