Mapantsula (1988)
A petty gangster inevitably becomes involved in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and is forced to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.
- Date of release
- 1988-05-21
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Oliver Schmitz
Casting
- Thomas Mogotlane — Panic
- Marcel Van Heerden — Stander
- Thembi Mtshali — Pat
- Dolly Rathebe — Ma Mobise
- Peter Sephuma — Duma
- Darlington Michaels — Dingaan
- Eugene Majola — Sam
- Gabriel Dichwabe — Crowd leader
- Brad Morris — Riot policeman
- Polite Dlamini — Prisoner
- Duma Nyembe — Prisoner
- Jerry Mokgoko — Policeman
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Mapantsula is a 1988 Zulu-language South African crime film directed by Oliver Schmitz and written by Schmitz and Thomas Mogotlane. It tells the story of Johannes 'Panic' Themba Mzolo (Mogotlane), a small-time thief, set against the backdrop of Apartheid. The film's use of flashbacks between Panic's time at the hands of his apartheid jailor 'Stander' and happenings in the Johannesburg township of Soweto display the injustices black South Africans suffered during apartheid and their struggle for suffrage. The film makes extensive use of political rallies, police brutality and racism to example the effects of apartheid on black South Africans.
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