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Sarafina!

Darrell James Roodt

South Africa

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Director's Biography

Darrell Roodt has directed some of the most acclaimed films to come from his native South Africa for producer Anant Singh, including Place of Weeping (1986), Sarafina! (1992), and Cry, the Beloved Country (1995). He holds the distinction of having directed Yesterday (2004), which received an Academy Award nomination for Best International Film, and subsequently received an Emmy Award nomination in 2006.

1992
117
English
No
Fiction
Screenings :
Sun 26 / 21h00 / Cinéma Le Colisée
Sun 26 / 21h00 / Cinéma Le Colisée

In the presence of the film crew

Sarafina! burns with raw truth about life in South Africa during apartheid, while affirming the highest values of the human spirit. It is the story of Sarafina, who, like other young students of the time, adopted a campaign of resistance against police presence in schools. She imagines the support of her role model, Nelson Mandela, and finds an ally in her teacher, Mary Masembuko, who supports the students in their cause.

Director Darrell James Roodt
Producer Anant Singh
Screenwriter William Nicholson
Cinematographer Mark Vicente
Production Designer David Barkham
Editor Peter Hollywood
Sound Mbongeni Ngema
Music Stanley Myers
Colour Colour
Leleti Khumalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Mbongeni Ngema

Production Company Videovision Entertainment
International Sales Company Distant Horizon

Pays

South Africa

année

1992

durée

117

langue

English