Sarafina

luke wilson

The Living Force
An interesting movie based on apartheid south africa I'd like to recommend. Wondering if anyone else has seen it and what they think?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105316/

A review from an Imdb user, since there is no synopsis given.

Sarafina! is all about strength, about people lacking it and people overflowing with it. Sarafina herself is a Soweto girl with great hopes for the future, despite her family's poverty and her mother's (Miriam Makeba) work away from home, forcing Sarafina to take care of her younger siblings. This is South Africa, Johannesburg, during the Apartheid regime, Mandela is in prison and the black children are forbidden to speak their own language, Xosa (you know, the click language... :)). Yet, Sarafina dreams. Her world brightens up when her class get a new teacher (Whoopi Goldberg), who teaches them about their worth and to be proud of their heritage. I fully recommend this movie, the actors, young and practically unheard of, are fantastic, the script is sharp, and the music! See this movie for the music alone. No Makeba, but lots of powerful political Soweto tunes. Go Sarafina!

Also, I was searching up on youtube and it appears most of the movie is on there already, except some parts might be missing.

Here is a link to the 1st part

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8muaT7nNJY
 

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