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Mapantsula
Directed by
Oliver Schmitz
Written by
Oliver Schmitz Thomas Mogotlane
Produced by
David Hannay Max Montocchio
Starring
Thomas Mogotlane
Cinematography
Rod Stewart
Edited by
Mark Baard
Release date
20 October 1988 (1988-10-20)
Running time
104 minutes
Country
South Africa
Language
Zulu
Mapantsula is a 1988 South African crime film directed by Oliver Schmitz and written by Schmitz and Thomas Mogotlane. It tells the story of Johannes 'Panic' Themba Mzolo (Mogotlane), a small-time thief, set against the backdrop of Apartheid. The film's use of flashbacks between Panic's time at the hands of his apartheid jailor 'Stander' (Marcel Van Heerden) and happenings in the Johannesburg township of Soweto display the injustices black South Africans suffered during apartheid and their struggle for suffrage. The film makes extensive use of political rallies, police brutality, and racial difference to example the effects of apartheid on black South Africans. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
^"Festival de Cannes: Mapantsula". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
^Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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