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DIRECTED BY RICHARD FINN GREGORY

RSA, ARG | 2015 | Afrikaans, Spanish, English and English Subtitles | 85 minutes | NA

FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE

In a remote stretch of Patagonia, Argentina, there is, unbelievably, a 100- year-old community that speaks Afrikaans. After the destruction of the war against the British, these Boers sailed across the ocean to start a new life.

Today, only a few dozen still speak the language and they struggle to keep their culture alive. While some continue the lifestyle of their forefathers, others embrace modern Argentina.
This award-winning documentary is a portrait of the last days of the community and one family's efforts to reconnect with South Africa.

Andries Coetzee, Nicholas Henriksen and Lorenzo Garcia-Amaya, linguistics professors from the University of Michigan, studying the Afrikaans language in Patagonia in Hetta Norval’s house. (© Richard Finn Gregory – GOOD WORK)

Osvaldo "Koor" Dickason with his sheep shears, and freshly-slaughtered lamb for lunch on his farm in Patagonia. (© Richard Finn Gregory – GOOD WORK)

Thenis "Ty" Dickason about to board a plane for the first time. (© Richard Finn Gregory – GOOD WORK)

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