Wuchak
Mundane South African biography about a struggling farmer who turns to God.
RELEASED IN 2006 and directed by Regardt van den Bergh, "Faith like Potatoes" is a drama based on the life of Angus Buchan in the late 70s who moved his family from the political unrest of Zambia to eastern South Africa to start a maize farm. Buchan (Frank Rautenbach) and his family/employees (Jeanne Neilson and Hamilton Dlamini) face many challenges in their new home as Angus eventually feels led by faith to grow potatoes despite a severe drought.
The documentary-like tone is similar to other African autobiographies like I Dreamed of Africa (2000) and Nowhere in Africa (2001), except with the added faith element. Ive never heard of Buchan, but he went on to...