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This 1916 [[epic film]] was one of the first [[South Africa]]n dramatic film productions. Produced by African Film Productions, it tells the story of the [[Boers]]’ Great Trek at the end of the 1830s, concluding with a hegemonic reconstruction of the 1838 [[Battle of Blood River]], where a few hundred armed [[Afrikaners]] defeated several thousand [[Zulus]]. Commemorating as it did their view of a highly contentious period of history, the film came to be revered by Afrikaners. It enjoyed awas longrepeatedly after-lifepresented in South African classrooms for decades and was shown annually on the anniversary of the Battle of Blood River. It received some screenings in London, in the United States, and elsewhere outside Africa under the title ''Winning a Continent''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=urbanora |title=Category Archives: Black cinema |url=https://thebioscope.net/category/black-cinema/ |website=The Bioscope |accessdate=22 March 2020}}</ref> There are English subtitles in this Afrikaans film as it has a [[split screen]] with English dialogue