Robert Mugabe... What Happened? (2011)

Robert Mugabe... what happened?, charts the Shakespearean rise and fall of the man who led a very successful African country, and then ruined it. Mugabe was damned as a terrorist, then knighted by Queen Elizabeth, and is still in power more than 30 years later. The film explores what happened through interviews with some of his closest comrades. It assembles a unique collection of southern African archive to powerfully evoke each of the decades of Mugabe's reign. This is a complex and compelling view of Zimbabwe the country and Mugabe the man.

Director: Simon Bright
Runtime: 84 min
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Original Language: en
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What is Robert Mugabe... What Happened? about?
Robert Mugabe... what happened?, charts the Shakespearean rise and fall of the man who led a very successful African country, and then ruined it. Mugabe was damned as a terrorist, then knighted by Queen Elizabeth, and is still in power more than 30 years later. The film explores what happened through interviews with some of his closest comrades. It assembles a unique collection of southern African archive to powerfully evoke each of the decades of Mugabe's reign. This is a complex and compelling view of Zimbabwe the country and Mugabe the man.
Who directed Robert Mugabe... What Happened??
Robert Mugabe... What Happened? was directed by Simon Bright.
How long is Robert Mugabe... What Happened??
Robert Mugabe... What Happened? has a runtime of 1h 24m (84 minutes).