A 'FAITH-BUILDING' film about one man's struggle as a farmer, uprooting his life to move to Africa and giving hope to others, is on show at the Carlton Cinema in Okehampton next month. In 2001, when foot and mouth devastated the farming community in the south west of England, a farmer from Africa filled the Great Hall at Exeter Cathedral giving words of hope told from his own farming experiences. Since 2001, a best-selling book has been written and a film released telling the story of Angus Buchan. The film 'Faith Like Potatoes' is being shown at the Carlton Cinema on Tuesday, August 12 at 6.30pm. The event has been organised by Inspiration Church in Okehampton. The Rev Mike Davies said: 'It is certainly one of the best faith-building films ever made. It is the story of a humble man who lost everything as a white farmer and moved to South Africa with his very young family with hardly anything to his name. 'What makes Angus' story such an inspiration? 'Quite simply, it makes you consider your own life.' Angus started a small farm in South Africa and a severe drought looked to put him out of business. This was a difficult time as the family had already lost everything before in Zambia. Despite the odds, Angus managed to gather a crowd of 35,000 people into a rugby stadium in Durban to hear him speak and to pray for rain. The El Nino drought of the late 90s had resulted in wide-ranging damage for local farmers, combined with farm murders becoming commonplace and people were afraid for their lives. Desperate and in need of a miracle, Angus told the crowd: 'We are going to plant this year. And we are going to plant potatoes.' Planting potatoes would be a massive risk. He went back to his farm and planted potatoes in the dust. If the crop failed he would have lost everything that he had. Angus Buchan started to organise 'Mighty Men Conferences', which was a gathering of Christian men, camping for a few days annually in the open. It began on his farm with 240 people and dramatically grew so that by the sixth event in 2009, more than 200,000 people attended and for the final conference in 2010 more than 400,000 people attended. Okehampton's Chris Bourne attended the last conference in 2010. He said: 'To listen to Angus was truly inspiring, especially when 400,000 plus men knelt and made a commitment to Christ that day. 'The repeated "Amen" reverberated around the natural bowl in the land where the stage was centered. 'It was estimated that for over 40,000 if these men, it was a first time commitment, giving their lives to serve the Lord.' Tickets for the film can only be purchased through Mike Davies on 07771933718 or through Chris Bourne on 07974412326 and not through the cinema.