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Original Film Title: A Fire in Africa
Director’s Name: Gerhard Uys
Writer’s Name: Emil Kolbe
Producer: Gerhard Uys
Country of Origin: South Africa
Country of Filming: Namibia, South Africa
Language: English
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
Film Description:
The OvaHimba of the Namib Desert are descendants of the Ancient Egyptians from the era of Queen Nefertiti, and was once the richest nomadic tribe in Africa. Now, however, they find themselves on the brink of extinction. Trapped in the 1904 Herero-Nama war, they settled in the godforsaken wastes of Kaokoland after fleeing genocide at the hands of the German army and marauding Nama gangs. Having grown weary of the name ‘OvaHimba’, which means ‘beggars’, reigning Chief Nguzu believes their only hope for survival lies in the hands of his grandson, Omusuverua [the protagonist].