Orania is situated in South Africas barren Nothern Cape province. Allo f the 800 inhabitants are white Afrikaans, also referred to as Boers. They live here on private property which was bought in 1991. People of other cultural or ethnic descent may not live or work here.
The people of Orania refuse to be part of the Rainbow Nation that South Africa is becoming since the end of apartheid. Crime, unemployment and social pressure make the inhabitants feel vulnerable in the rest of the country.
So they stay by themselves, creating a cultural homeland to preserve their heritage.
Some live here for this ideal, then some for opportunity and security others out of pure desperation. Thus Orania is a culturally homogenous place in a historically multicultural country. By carefully observing its protagonists, the film explores the mechanisms behind this social experiment.
A feature-length documentary about cultural identity and the thin line between self-determination and discrimination.
Director- Tobias Lindner
Year- 2012, 94min,
Country- Germany.
Orania (2012) - Teaser from Dreamtrader on Vimeo.
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