Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1998

Original language

English

Production

Screen Ventures

Cast

Pieter-Dirk Uys

Director

François Verster

Producer

François Verster,Christopher Mould

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt22753566