
In a remote stretch of Patagonia, Argentina, there is a family - the Dickasons - who speak a language from a country 7,000km to the east. They are part of a 114-year-old Afrikaans Boer community - South Africans of Dutch descent who sailed across the ocean to South America after the destruction of a war with the British. Today, less than 50 still speak the language and they struggle to keep their culture alive. Patriarch "Ty" Dickason, 82, is a cowboy who has never flown in a plane - and yet he yearns to one day visit the country of his blood before he and his compatriots pass away. This multiple SAFTA award-winning documentary is a portrait of the last days of the community - a parallel world where Afrikaans was never linked to Apartheid - and one family's journey to reconnect with South Africa.
Title | The Boers at the End of the World |
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Year | 2015 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | South Africa |
Studio | A GOOD Work |
Cast | |
Crew | Kelly Scott (Producer), Richard Finn Gregory (Director of Photography), Richard Finn Gregory (Director), Louis Nel (Original Music Composer), Daniel Eppel (Sound Designer), Richard Finn Gregory (Editor) |
Keyword | south africa, afrikaans |
Release | Aug 05, 2015 |
Runtime | 85 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 10.00 / 10 by 1 users |
Popularity | 0 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Afrikaans, English, Español |