Official Selection – Hot Docs

"Stunning and frequently shocking"
- Nathan Southern, ALL MOVIE GUIDE

"Captures the birth of a nation's revolution"
- HOT DOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

"A most inspiring exposé"
- HOT DOCS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

"Soaring"
- INDIEPIX

Swaziland is Africa's last absolute monarchy and a nation at a dangerous crossroads. The people demand democracy and an end to starvation, while the king insists on banning political parties. The people want relief from a 43% AIDS/HIV infection rate, the world's highest, while the king is busy pricing a fleet of luxury limousines. Against this backdrop of blatant inequality, we meet the royal family: Princess Sikhanyiso, a teenage rapper and eldest child; Queen LaMbikiza, a headstrong outsider and first of 12 wives; and King Mswati III, a distant figure out of touch with his home and country. The camera captures the birth of a nation's revolution, a struggle to reconcile First and Third World orders.