James Cairns

The story is set in the mountains of Kwazulu-Natal on the farm Donkerland. It follows the lives and times of seven generations of the De Witt family, from the Groot Trek in 1838 until 1996.

This is an alien invasion film like no other – the aliens are miniature but still want to take over the world!

Eddy Maplethorpe wants to escape his suburban life without anyone noticing. He builds a clockwork dummy that can care for his family and go to work for him, leaving him free to pursue the life he always dreamt of. Unfortunately, his dummy also develops a desire for a better life.

The story is set in the mountains of Kwazulu-Natal on the farm Donkerland. It follows the lives and times of seven generations of the De Witt family, from the Groot Trek in 1838 until 1996.