During the occupation of Namibia by apartheid South Africa's forces, their extreme and brutal repression of the liberation movement led by SWAPO fostered fears that the liberation movement was being betrayed from within. SWAPO's response in exile was to detain hundreds of Namibians after accusing them of being spies for Pretoria. In this film, people tell of war crimes committed by their own liberation movement. This liberation movement after being elected to govern after independence has urged that the past should be forgotten and forgiven. This poses serious questions for the victims. Along with the other titles/countries in the series "Landscape of memory" filmmakers are trying to show in this film how Namibians are dealing with the need to reconcile themselves to the violent past from which they have recently emerged.

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Serie / Reihe: Namibian Movie Collection

Personen: Pakleppa, Richard

Schlagwörter: AFRIKA APARTHEID SÜDAFRIKA KRIEG FILM NAMIBIA UNABHÄNGIGKEIT NAM