What demons lurk in the mind of despot? Haunted by his bloody past, the brutal Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe seeks treatment from a white psychiatrist. The sessions quickly escalate into a perilous power struggle between doctor and patient, shedding light on a country in crisis, the complex nature of the human mind, and the evil of absolute power.
"Mugabe rightfully deserves a seat alongside Macbeth, Richard III and other tragic, power-siphoning Shakespearean antiheroes.” - The New York Times
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"Mugabe rightfully deserves a seat alongside Macbeth, Richard III and other tragic, power-siphoning Shakespearean antiheroes.” - The New York Times
What demons lurk in the mind of despot? Haunted by his bloody past, the brutal Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe seeks treatment from a white psychiatrist. The sessions quickly escalate into a perilous power struggle between doctor and patient, shedding light on a country in crisis, the complex nature of the human mind, and the evil of absolute power.
"Mugabe rightfully deserves a seat alongside Macbeth, Richard III and other tragic, power-siphoning Shakespearean antiheroes.” - The New York Times
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"Mugabe rightfully deserves a seat alongside Macbeth, Richard III and other tragic, power-siphoning Shakespearean antiheroes.” - The New York Times
show less
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