Democrats (film)

Democrats is a 2014 Danish documentary film directed by Camilla Nielsson about politics in Zimbabwe following the contentious 2008 election and the subsequent coalition effort to rewrite the country's constitution.

Democrats
Film poster
Directed byCamilla Nielsson
Produced byHenrik Veileborg
Music byKristian Eidnes Andersen
CinematographyHenrik Bohn Ipsen
Edited byJeppe Bodskov
Production
company
Upfront Films
Release date
  • November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06) (CPH:DOX)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryDenmark[1]
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

Following the contentious 2008 Presidential election in Zimbabwe, a coalition that includes Paul Mangwana and Douglas Mwonzora work to rewrite the Zimbabwean constitution.

Release

Democrats played at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival on September 6, 2014.[1]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 100% of 22 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 8.4/10.[2] Metacritic rated it 88/100 based on eight reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim".[3] Guy Lodge of Variety wrote, "Even the slyest political satire couldn't outdo this riveting docu study of Zimbabwe's troubled coalition government."[4] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter called it both accessible and academically useful.[5] Glenn Kenny of The New York Times made it a NYT Critics' Pick and called it an "outstanding, unsettling documentary".[6]

Among other awards, the film won Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, Best Director at the One World Human Rights Film Festival, Best International Documentary at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Special Jury Mention and Reel Talent Award at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival, and Best Documentary at the Nordisk Panorama – Nordic Short & Doc Film Festival.[7]

gollark: Bye then.
gollark: Vote for me based on actual *policies* and not *arbitrary personal judgements*!
gollark: That is a *stupid* way to decide on voting!
gollark: ...
gollark: Why did you vote for keanu' anyway'?

References
  1. "Democrats". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  2. "Democrats (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  3. "Democrats". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  4. Lodge, Guy (2014-11-21). "Film Review: 'Democrats'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  5. DeFore, John (2015-11-17). "'Democrats': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  6. Kenny, Glenn (2015-11-17). "Review: 'Democrats,' Chronicling Politics in Zimbabwe". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  7. "Democrats". PBS. Retrieved 2016-05-04.


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