Abstract
Sons of revolutionaries, a classic Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer duo must grow up and find themselves when President-for-Life Robert Mugabe tightens his grip on white landowners and plunges Zimbabwe into anarchy. Julie Wakeman-Linn's striking debut part buddy road trip, part familial dramedy—focuses on two racially blended families as they outwit the world of diplomats, ex-pats, safari tourists, street rats, border guards and the mercurial landscape. The result is an electrifying video capture of Africa in 1997 overflowing with intense color, tenacious characters and riotous details.