Fermiers blancs, terre noire

In 1994, South African Afrikaners were forced to relinquish their political power and racial privileges. Traumatised by the changes taking place in their country, some white farmers decided to emigrate and participate in an agricultural development project in the region of Niassa in Northern Mozambique. This film follows a few pioneers in the project as they travel northwards in the footsteps of their Boer ancestors who two hundred years ago set out on the "Great Trek" which has become the founding myth of Afrikaner culture. Thus, the "Chosen People" continues its divine mission : "bringing the light of civilisation to the heart of darkest Africa". But the rich Niassa lands are already occupied by the Yao, who are dead set against letting these rich Afrikaners grab hold of the lands of their ancestors. The ongoing modernisation of their region, however, is passing them by, do they have any other choice but to accept these new immigrants and their immeasurable economic power.