Farmlands
- 2018
- 1h 13m
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8.1/10
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Details the plight of South African farmers.Details the plight of South African farmers.Details the plight of South African farmers.
Carel Boshoff IV
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A great documentary that will leave you shocked and worried for the future of South Africa
To all the geniuses who say that Lauren claims there's an ongoing genocide of white people in South Africa, here's a direct quote from the end of the documentary: "Does that amount to genocide? Not yet. But according to organizations like Genocide Watch and taking into account everything I've seen and heard on the ground, South Africa is stepping closer to that reality every single day." (1:09:03). This documentary shows that there's a serious threat to white people in South Africa and it seems like the majority of them live in fear of being killed, raped or tortured just because of their skin color. A civil war within 5 years, as one of Lauren's interviewees said, seems very possible. There is absolutely nothing related to white supremacy in the current situation in South Africa. I recommend all people who claim this is propaganda and hatemongering to crawl out of their caves and realize that there are places in the world where white people have to fear for their lives daily just because they're white. This documentary serves as a reminder to everyone that white people CAN BE discriminated against.
As for the documentary itself, I think it's very, very good. Considering it's Lauren's first project of that scale, she and her crew have done an outstanding job. There are some minor issues I'd like them to take into account in the future projects like adding subtitles to the interviews because I couldn't always understand what was being said, mostly due to different accents (perhaps also because English isn't my mother tongue). Also some nature shots were put in weird places sometimes like the interview with the second woman who was telling about her father being shot (which is horrible, by the way), then it cut to the sunset (22:34) and then back to the interview with her. It would make sense if the later interview scenes were shot during the evening or night but the lighting clearly indicates that the whole interview was conducted during the day. Also I feel like the bits between the interviews where Lauren talks in the first person sometimes sounded too similar: "I was shocked", "I had to investigate further" etc. There may have been other things I could criticize the documentary for, but as I said, they're minor and don't spoil the experience. What IS important is that Lauren brings light to the horrible current situation in South Africa and presents interviews and viewpoints that mainstream media are too afraid to show. Great job, Lauren, and never stop doing what you're doing!
As for the documentary itself, I think it's very, very good. Considering it's Lauren's first project of that scale, she and her crew have done an outstanding job. There are some minor issues I'd like them to take into account in the future projects like adding subtitles to the interviews because I couldn't always understand what was being said, mostly due to different accents (perhaps also because English isn't my mother tongue). Also some nature shots were put in weird places sometimes like the interview with the second woman who was telling about her father being shot (which is horrible, by the way), then it cut to the sunset (22:34) and then back to the interview with her. It would make sense if the later interview scenes were shot during the evening or night but the lighting clearly indicates that the whole interview was conducted during the day. Also I feel like the bits between the interviews where Lauren talks in the first person sometimes sounded too similar: "I was shocked", "I had to investigate further" etc. There may have been other things I could criticize the documentary for, but as I said, they're minor and don't spoil the experience. What IS important is that Lauren brings light to the horrible current situation in South Africa and presents interviews and viewpoints that mainstream media are too afraid to show. Great job, Lauren, and never stop doing what you're doing!
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- $40,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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