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The makers of this drama made the South African government believe they were filming an apolitical gangster movie when, in fact, they were making an anti-apartheid statement. Mapantsula (Zulu for petty criminal) centers on Panic, an irresponsible young man who is transformed from a hoodlum into some...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: One Look Productions (PTY), Ltd, California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Mogotlane, Thomas, Van Heerden, Marcel, Mtshali-Jones, Thembi, Haverbeam, Hannay, David, 1853-1934
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Zulu
Afrikaans
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1988.
Subjects:
South Africa > In motion pictures.
Apartheid > South Africa.
South Africa > Race relations.
Gangster films.
Foreign films.
Feature films.
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Summary:The makers of this drama made the South African government believe they were filming an apolitical gangster movie when, in fact, they were making an anti-apartheid statement. Mapantsula (Zulu for petty criminal) centers on Panic, an irresponsible young man who is transformed from a hoodlum into someone compelled to take a stand against South Africa's apartheid system. Filmed in Soweto to the urban beat of "Township Jive."
Item Description:In English, Zulu, Sotho, and Afrikaans with English subtitles.
Title from cassette label.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (102 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:Africa.
Production Credits:Photography, Rod Stewart ; artist, Robyn Hofmeyr ; editor, Mark Baard ; music, The Ouens.