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Sophiatown

20031h 22mPascale Lamche
IMDb 8.3

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Little Bird's first South African production, SOPHIATOWN has won the award for Best Documentary at the Cape Town World Cinema Festival 2003. SOPHIATOWN celebrates the great popular jazz music of the 1950's in South Africa; a rich tradition deserving international attention. Director Pascale Lamche, traces the music, uncovers the artists who created it and the unique culture in which it thrived, concentrated in Sophiatown, Johannesburg's own Harlem, which fuelled by liberation politics until its destruction by the Apartheid regime. The film features Nelson Mandela and such household names from the jazz world as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonas Gwangwa and Caiphus Semenya.

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What is Sophiatown (2003) about?

Little Bird's first South African production, SOPHIATOWN has won the award for Best Documentary at the Cape Town World Cinema Festival 2003. SOPHIATOWN celebrates the great popular jazz music of the 1950's in South Africa; a rich tradition deserving international attention. Director Pascale Lamche, traces the music, uncovers the artists who created it and the unique culture in which it thrived,…

Who stars in Sophiatown?

Sophiatown stars Jonas Gwangwa (Self), Abdullah Ibrahim (Self), Nelson Mandela (Self), Hugh Masekela (Self), Dorothy Masuka (Self). The film was directed by Pascale Lamche.

How long is Sophiatown?

Sophiatown has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2003.

Is Sophiatown worth watching?

Sophiatown holds an IMDb rating of 8.3/10.

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