Boer Separatists

Apartheid, the South African system of racial segregation and discrimination, officially came to an end on 27 April 1994. For some, however, apartheid was viewed as a relic of a better time and a system that should be reinstated at any cost. Boer Separatists follows journalist Louis Theroux as he travels to South Africa to meet a small community of individuals who see themselves as an oppressed minority in a society no longer governed by legally enforced racism.

The so-called “whites only” movement in South Africa is rife with misinformation, distorted history, and overt racism rooted in the country’s deeply divided past. Theroux interviews Boer separatists who are determined to return their communities to what they describe as “the good old days”. Through a series of candid conversations, the film offers an unflinching look at the motivations underpinning institutional racism and white supremacy.