The lives of three extraordinary African women from different social levels and origins determined to bring about radical transformations in their day to day realities: Kenyan attorney and reputed lawyer Njoki Ndung'u, Puthi Ragophala the committed school principal of a remote South African village and Zimbabwean housewife-entrepreneur, Amai Rosie.
The tender love between father and child portrayed through a passionate dance of trust and innocence, set against archive footage of the violence of Zimbabwe today. This is a short plea for peace in Zimbabwe, especially for children.
Several years ago Bawren Tavaziva was an unemployed teenager dancing on the streets of Zimbabwe's townships to earn enough money to eat. Today, his UK-based contemporary dance company, Tavaziva Dance, performs at London's premier dance venues.
In 1997, six African women pledged that in the first year of the new millennium they would tell their stories, stories by African women. They called their series "Mama Africa" and drew their tales from the depths of their hearts. The result is a groundbreaking initiative bringing together the incredibly fresh talents of six female directors from the vast and diverse continent of Africa.
La historia comienza en 1975 en un pequeño pueblo de Rodesia (que se convertirá en Zimbawe el 18 de Abril de 1980 después de 8 años de guerra civil) cuando el conflicto està en su punto culminante. La vida de dos adoslescentes cambia desde que los soldados Rodesianos hacen prisionero al padre de una de ellas. En este momento deciden ir a Mozambique para incorporarse a la guerrilla. La vida en los campos es dura… se entrenan como los hombres, toman sus nombres de guerra Frame y Liberty … y todo su espacio, para el combate común. “Flame” narra igualmente como, durante la lucha, las mujeres combatientes se comprometieron por el camino de su propia independencia.
La historia comienza en 1975 en un pequeño pueblo de Rodesia (que se convertirá en Zimbawe el 18 de Abril de 1980 después de 8 años de guerra civil) cuando el conflicto està en su punto culminante. La vida de dos adoslescentes cambia desde que los soldados Rodesianos hacen prisionero al padre de una de ellas. En este momento deciden ir a Mozambique para incorporarse a la guerrilla. La vida en los campos es dura… se entrenan como los hombres, toman sus nombres de guerra Frame y Liberty … y todo su espacio, para el combate común. “Flame” narra igualmente como, durante la lucha, las mujeres combatientes se comprometieron por el camino de su propia independencia.
The port of Maputo in Mozambique is a natural outlet for goods and products from Botswana and Zimbabwe. The railway line that links these countries was built to decrease their reliance on South Africa's transportation system. Though first destroyed by the Rhodesian army and since then under constant attack from the Renamo rebels, attempts are now being made to reconstruct the Limpopo line.
