Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town

1998 58 min

Overview

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

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

South Africa

Spoken Languages

Afrikaans af
English en

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Cast

Pieter-Dirk Uys

Crew

David Ash

Music

Peter Palmer

Cinematography

Christopher Mould

Executive Producer

François Verster

Director

Russell Taylor

Music

François Verster

Producer

Posters

External Links

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