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ZA COM MR-F-080
Title
Sophiatown : [Filmography]
Date(s)
- 2003 (Creation)
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The story of Sophiatown, a freehold township which was raised to the ground by the apartheid government in the 50s. Sophiatown embodied jazz, politics, the great intellects and of course, gangsters who adopted their style and names from Hollywood movies. Interviews with the characters who embodied Sophiatown are intercut with footage from the period. Nelson Mandela appears as himself
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Available from BBC Worldwide
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- English
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CREDITS
BBC - Production - Produced by
Little Bird Productions - Production - Produced by
Ochre Media - Production - Produced by
Pascale Lamche - Production - Directed & Written by
BBC - Production - Produced by
Little Bird Productions - Production - Produced by
Ochre Media - Production - Produced by
Pascale Lamche - Production - Directed & Written by
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DETAILS
Category: Documentary
Type: Film
Date: Released 2003
Duration: 82 minutes
Colour or B/W: Colour
Sound: Yes
Language: English
Category: Documentary
Type: Film
Date: Released 2003
Duration: 82 minutes
Colour or B/W: Colour
Sound: Yes
Language: English