Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town

01/01/1998

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0hr 58min

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Documentary

STORY

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

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Pieter-Dirk Uys

    Directors

  • François Verster
  • Meg Rickards

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Screen Ventures

    Production Countries

  • South Africa

LANGUAGES

  • Afrikaans
  • English