

Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town
January 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
Runtime:
58 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
François Verster