The film documents the key political issues in recent years in South Africa that have marked the demise of the African National Congress ANC These include the Marikana massacre in August 2012 whereby 34 striking miners were gunned down by the ANC governments police force Rehad Desai documented this historic event in his 2013 film MINERS SHOT DOWN He refers to the incident once again in his latest film and shows how the ANC is undermining its close connections to the trade unions it set up as a freedom movement under Nelson Mandela and how students have also turned on the party to protest against tuition fees under the motto FeesMustFall The films compelling footage unmasks the cynical despotism of corrupt president Jacob Zuma who is chiefly responsible for the ANCs demise and its catastrophic losses at the most recent elections It also introduces opposition movements that are challenging his nowuntenable position
