
The clichés of nature documentaries ignore a key landscape feature: villagers just off-camera, who navigate the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. The Maasai of Kenya and Namibia's Himba - two of Earth's oldest cattle cultures - are in the midst of upheaval. After a century of "white man conservation," which displaced them and fueled resentment towards wildlife, they are vying to share the wildlife-tourism pie. Community-based conservation, which tries to balance the... (Full plot summary below)
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The clichés of nature documentaries ignore a key landscape feature: villagers just off-camera, who navigate the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. The Maasai of Kenya and Namibia's Himba - two of Earth's oldest cattle cultures - are in the midst of upheaval. After a century of "white man conservation," which displaced them and fueled resentment towards wildlife, they are vying to share the wildlife-tourism pie. Community-based conservation, which tries to balance the needs of wildlife and people, has been touted as "win-win.' The reality is more complex. Charting the collision of ancient ways with Western expectations, MILKING THE RHINO tells intimate, hopeful and heartbreaking stories of people facing deep cultural change.
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| User ReviewEric BIncredible film, best served to friends with first world problems. Under-appreciated and underrated, a must see, plain and simple. |
| User ReviewDenise HHow can Africa preserve tribal culture AND wildlife species?...by "milking" the tourism industry. Encouraging tribes to set up "wildlife" centers (think bed and breakfast in the Serengeti) and using the dollars received for that to maintain the center, preserve the big game and create a livelihood for the tribe. It's a difficult balancing act...what to do when the big "game" kills one of your cows? How do you keep your culture from being polluted by outside influences....endure the pressure and conflict from other "centers"? Good explanation of the dilemmas facing Africa in the 21st century... |