Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town (1998)

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

Released Jan. 1, 1998 58 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor

Production Companies: Screen Ventures

Country: South Africa
Production Country: South Africa
Languages: English, Afrikaans