| South Africa Belongs to Us This intimate portrait of five typical black South African women reveals the dehumanizing reality of life under apartheid. The personal stories of a wife left behind in the homelands, a hospital cleaner living in a single-sex hostel, a public health nurse from Soweto, a domestic servant and a leader of a squatters' camp, still provide the best introduction on film to the daily violence wreaked by apartheid on family life and the social fabric. At the same time, these five women's resilience demonstrate the strength which will be able to build a new South Africa.  South Africa – Overcoming Apartheid Women and Gender Studies (Africa) Women’s and Gender Studies African History |
"A modern saga
of human misery. This film allows the facts - and the women - to speak
for themselves." "Five brave
women face the cameras illegally to talk of their fear and frustration
under apartheid...A damning tale." Producer: Gerhard
Schmidt
Video Purchase: $195
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