Flame

1975, Rhodesia. The “chimurenga” (war of liberation) is hotting up. One night, a group of freedom fighters arrive in a small village where live Florence and her friend Nyasha, two fifteen year old girls, asking for volunteers. Florence, ambitious to marry, falls for their charismatic leader Comrade Danger she seems ready to follow. Nyasha is more sensitive to what the leader says. Florence’s father, frederik, forbids her to go. But the local store keeper settles a debt by denoncing him to the Rhodesian authorities. Police comes and drags Frederik away in a dawn raid on the village. This gives Florence the chance and the motivation to persuade Nyasha to join the Freedom Fighters. They leave home and make the long and dangerous journey across a war torn Rhodesia. Florence, more engaged into action, is making fun of Nyasha bookishness. And she seems to be right as she drags Nyasha through burning villages and across rivers to reach a military camp deep in the Mozambiquan bush…