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Mapantsula

Australia, United Kingdom, South Africa

1988

104 Min

Color

Afrikaans, English, Zulu

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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DIR Oliver Schmitz

EXEC David Hannay

PROD Max Montocchio

SCR Thomas Mogotlane, Oliver Schmitz

DP Rod Stewart

CAST Thomas Mogotlane, Marcel Van Heerden, Thembi Mtshali, Dolly Rathebe, Peter Sephuma

ED Mike Baard

MUSIC The Ouens

SOUND Alan Gerhardt

Cannes (Un Certain Regard)

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Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system. —IMDb

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Oliver Schmitz

Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter. His film Mapantsula was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film Life, Above All was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.It made the shortlist of nominations announced in January 2011. —Wikipedia

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