Democrats

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Democrats

2014

1h 40m

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As Robert Mugabe puts together a new Zimbabwean constitution, various political, local and personal interests try to bog down the process.

Amy Taubin

Film Comment Magazine

As tense as a well-wrought political thriller, Democrats gives us intimate access to the three-year negotiations...

Aug 28, 2019

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Very alarming and revealing.

Mar 7, 2017

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Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

It is a film both bleak and optimistic, humorous and deeply serious, imbued with daily Zimbabwean life and the conviction that this country is so much more than its woes.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 19, 2015

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Bernard Boo

Way Too Indie

The production feels tasteful and organic, to the point where you get so wrapped up you forget it's a production at all.

Rated: 7.5/10

Feb 27, 2019

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Equal parts thriller, procedural, and unlikely character study, and it's one of the most gripping, accomplished piece of nonfiction cinema of this or many recent years.

Rated: 9/10

Jul 10, 2016

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John Fink

The Film Stage

Nielsson's film is a brave and important one.

Rated: B

Feb 23, 2016

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greg r

The near birth of a nation. Stunning inside look at the drafting of the constitution of Zimbabwe

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Given the circumstance how this was ever allowed to be filmed, let alone released I will never know.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Interesting and compelling documentary that got more exciting in the latter half but could have been improved if there were some narration to explain some of the events better, more background information of the participants of the documentary and the history of the country to help in order to give more context to the situations.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

As Robert Mugabe puts together a new Zimbabwean constitution, various political, local and personal interests try to bog down the process.

Director: Camilla Nielsson
Producer: Henrik Veileborg, Dola Bonfils
Screenwriter: Camilla Nielsson
Production Co: Upfront Films Aps
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2017
Runtime: 1h 40m