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Writers:
Bloke Modisane (writer)
Lewis Nkosi (writer)
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Release Date:
3 July 1961 (Denmark) more
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Documentary on the apartheid system of official racial separation in South Africa and how it affects South Africans, from ordinary citizens to international stars like singer Miriam Makeba. | add synopsis
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1 win more
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One of my all-time favorites more (2 total)

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Also Known As:
An African Story (UK) (16mm release title)
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95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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One of my all-time favorites, 21 August 2001
9/10
Author: griess from San Antonio, TX

This film on apartheid in South Africa established Lionel Rogosin as master of cinema verite. The use of actual settings and non-professional actors in telling a story set a tone of reality far beyond any movies of the time. The images are still haunting five decades later.

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