How To Steal A Country

How to Steal a Country is the story of the Gupta family’s spectacular rise from flea market shoe salesmen to establishing a massive black owned business empire in South Africa. It runs as a suspenseful detective story uncovering one huge bribery scandal after another, involving the top echelons of political power and several well-known multinational corporations.

Directors: Rehad Desai & Mark Kaplan

Production company: Uhuru Productions

Co-production: Storyhouse

Production year: 2019

Length: 84 minutes

World Premiere IDFA 2019

South African Film and Television Awards - Best Editing

South African Film and Television Awards - Best Directing

South African Film and Television Awards - Best Documentary