Dolly Rathebe

Mapantsula

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.

Cry, the Beloved Country

A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.

Friends

The beginning of the end of the apartheid era in South Africa is seen through the perspectives of three female friends: Sophie, who is of English descent; Aninka, who is an Afrikaner; and Thoko, who is black.

In a Time of Violence: The Line

This controversial political thriller, which provoked mass demonstrations and nine deaths in South Africa when it was first shown, gives dramatic form to the African National Congress's basic program of reconcilliation within a non-racialist, democratic society. A train massacre by an Inkatha militant causes the sole witness to the crime to flee the Soweto townships to take refuge in Johannesburg; but the violence follows him when his ANC comrades try to buy guns for a retaliatory raid against Inkatha supporters.

Hijack Stories

A young Soweto actor joins a gang to study up and be more convincing in a gangster role he wants.

The Pennywhistle Blues

In a black township in South Africa, a stolen treasure chest passes from hand to hand until it is finally returned to its original owner.

The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

The story is inspired by the assassination of Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party.