Over the course of more than three years director Camilla Nielsson has been up close in the inner circles of politics in Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe. With the process of creating Zimbabwe's new constitution as the film's narrative backbone, DEMOCRATS tells the unique story of the political elite in Zimbabwe fighting the battle over the founding principles defining the country's possible future.
| Danish title | Democrats |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Democracy, , , , , |
| Director | Camilla Nielsson |
| Screenplay | Camilla Nielsson |
| Producer | Henrik Veileborg |
| Director of Photography | Henrik Bohn Ipsen |
| Appearances | Paul Mangwana, Douglas Mwonzora, Robert Mugabe |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | English,Shona |
| Subtitles | No |
| Audio description | No |
| Production companies | Upfront Films ApS |
| International sale | DR International Sales / DR Byen / Emil Holms Kanal 20 / 0999 København C / t +45 3520 3040 / f +45 3520 3969 / drsales@dr.dk / www.drsales.dk |
| Danish festival release | 13.11.2014, Grand, CPH:DOX |
| Online release | 24.08.2015 |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
|---|---|---|
| Documentary Film Prize of the Lübeck Unions | 2015 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2015 |
| Best International Documentary | 2015 | Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival 2015 |
| Best Director | 2015 | Harare, Zimbabwe Int. Film Festival 2015 |
| Honorable Mention | 2015 | Bergen International Film festival 2015 |
| Audience Award | 2015 | Budapest Documentary Film Festival 2015 |
| Best Documentary Award | 2015 | Malmö Nordisk Panorama 2015 |
| Human Rights Award | 2015 | Dokufest Prizren 2015 |
| Special Mention | 2015 | Durban International Film Festival 2015 |
| Grand Prix International du Documentaire | 2015 | Ouagadougo, Festival Ciné Droit Libre 2015 |
| Freedom Award | 2015 | Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival 2015 |
| The Jury Pricze for Best ConScience Film | 2015 | Leuven, Docville 2015 |
| Best Documentary Award | 2015 | New York Tribeca Film Festival 2015 |
| Best Director | 2015 | Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival 2015 |
| Nomination. Best Feature Documentary | 2015 | Danmarks Film Akademi 2015 |
| Special Jury Mention | 2014 | CPH:DOX 2014 |
| REEL TALENT AWARD | 2014 | CPH:DOX 2014 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
|---|---|
| Cinemateket | 2017-01-01 |
| Guadalupe Human Rights Film Festival | 2016-10-07 |
| Canberra, Stronger Than Fiction | 2016-07-28 |
| Montreal, Cinéma sous les Etoiles | 2016-06-29 |
| Montreal, Le Cinéma sous les étoiles | 2016-06-29 |
| Cevennes International Documentary Film Festival | 2016-04-29 |
| Colorado, ACT Human Rights Film Festival | 2016-04-15 |
| Paris Human Rights Film Festival | 2016-04-05 |
| 9th Annual Human Rights Film Festival | 2016-03-30 |
| Kiev, Docudays UA International Human Rights Film Festival | 2016-03-25 |
| Paris, Festival L'Europe autour de l'Europe | 2016-03-16 |
| Cambridge, DocYard | 2016-03-07 |
| ZagrebDox | 2016-02-21 |
| Tromsø International Film Festival | 2016-01-18 |
| Cinema Eye Honors | 2016-01-10 |
| Berlin European Film Academy Awards | 2015-12-12 |
| Bratislava, One World International Film Festival | 2015-11-26 |
| Nairobi Film Festival | 2015-11-16 |
| Montreal, Rencontres Int. du Documentaire | 2015-11-12 |
| Lagos, Africa International Film Festival | 2015-11-08 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2015-11-04 |
| London, Film Africa | 2015-10-30 |
| Lusaka EU FF | 2015-10-30 |
| Ottawa, One World Film Festival | 2015-10-24 |
| Bruxelles, Festival des libertes | 2015-10-22 |
| Vilnius, One World Film Festival | 2015-10-15 |
| Riga, Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries | 2015-10-13 |
| Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival | 2015-10-09 |
| Hamptons Film Festival | 2015-10-08 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe Int. Film Festival | 2015-10-03 |
| Guth Gafa | 2015-10-02 |
| Zürich Film Festival | 2015-09-24 |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2015-09-24 |
| Budapest Documentary Film Festival | 2015-09-23 |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2015-09-23 |
| Malmö Nordisk Panorama | 2015-09-18 |
| Camden Int. Film Festival | 2015-09-17 |
| Edinburgh, Take One Action Film Festival | 2015-09-16 |
| Guyana, Human Rights Film Festival | 2015-09-01 |
| Cape Town, Tri Continental Film Festival | 2015-08-19 |
| Dokufest Prizren | 2015-08-08 |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2015-07-30 |
| Durban International Film Festival | 2015-07-16 |
| Wellington - New Zealand Film Festival | 2015-07-16 |
| Ouagadougo, Festival Ciné Droit Libre | 2015-06-28 |
| Addis International Film Festival | 2015-06-12 |
| Bologna, Biografilm | 2015-06-05 |
| Sheffield Doc/Fest | 2015-06-05 |
| Cape Town, Encounters South African Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2015-06-04 |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2015-06-03 |
| Docsbarcelona | 2015-05-25 |
| Warszawa, Against Gravity | 2015-05-09 |
| München Documentary Festival | 2015-05-07 |
| Tel Aviv Docaviv Int. Documentary Film Festival | 2015-05-06 |
| Leuven, Docville | 2015-05-01 |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2015-04-23 |
| San Francisco Int. Film Festival | 2015-04-23 |
| New York Tribeca Film Festival | 2015-04-15 |
| Haag, Amnesty Int. Movies that Matter Festival | 2015-03-20 |
| London, Human Rights Watch Film Festival | 2015-03-18 |
| Columbia, True/False Film Festival | 2015-03-05 |
| Prague, One World Human Rights Film Festival | 2015-03-02 |
| Tempo Dokumentärfestival | 2015-03-02 |
| Oslo, Human Rights - Human Wrongs | 2015-02-10 |
| Danmarks Film Akademi | 2015-02-01 |
| Belgrade, Fest. of European Feature Doc. | 2015-01-30 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2015-01-23 |
| Amsterdam, IDFA | 2014-11-19 |
| CPH:DOX | 2014-11-06 |
Det Danske Filminstitut registrerer international festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film,
dog primært de titler, som Filminstituttet varetager i sin festivaldistribution,
og primært i forbindelse med de festivaler, som Filminstituttet har prioriteret at samarbejde med.
Registreringen af festivaldeltagelse og priser til danske film, der ikke er i festivaldistribution,
foretages kun for "launch"-festivaler ifølge Filminstituttets prioriterede festivalliste. Se listen over prioriterede festivaler.
Watch the movie
Contact