Days Of Cannibalism

Teboho Edkins | France, South Africa, Netherlands | 2020 | Unclassified 15+

A smart, funny, fascinating and innovative documentary. – Jane Williams, TorinoFilmLab

Often it takes someone with an insider’s perspective to craft a story that can bring the outsidein and that’s certainly the case with Days Of Cannibalism. Globe-trotting filmmaker Teboho Edkins spent much of his early life growing up in Lesotho, a kingdom within the borders of South Africa where – above all else – the cow is king. In lieu of functioning banks, the animal is currency with wealth and worth determined by just how many cows a person may own. It’s Edkins’ lived experience that provides insight into this very specific subject, where traditional Lesotho farmers are feeling their way of life threatened by the arrival of new settlers from China. The economic immigrants face both physical and financial threats as two cultures clash amid a collapsing infrastructure.

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