Film
Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town
1998Directed by François Verster
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- Released
- Runtime
- 58m
About Pavement Aristocrats - The Bergies of Cape Town
- Documentary
Synopsis
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
- Director
- François Verster