
Come Back, Africa
1959·Drama·1h 35m
7.1
★

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.
Directed by Lionel Rogosin
apartheid
johannesburg, south africa
township
slice of life
working class
racism
poverty
false accusations
racial prejudice
zulu
jazz band
street musician
1950s
domestic worker
laborer
structural poverty
black identity

Trailer

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Cast

Miriam Makeba
Miriam
Crew

Lionel Rogosin
Director

Bloke Modisane
Writer

Lionel Rogosin
Writer

Hugh A. Robertson
Editor

Lionel Rogosin
Producer
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Gabriel Silva
9.0★ · 10/18/24

More hard-hitting than his previous film, Rogosin turns his attentions to African apartheid and the racial and class dynamics at play that disrupt the lives of Afrikaners. Rogosin’s neo-realism inspirations still take hold here, but with a sort of rebellious spirit to it, especially knowing that this was filmed mostly in secret. The editing of the film is particularly nice, giving the film a nice rhythm. It is clear that Rogosin was deeply affected and moved by the plight of the Afrikaner under apartheid, placing any perceived fault primarily at the hands of an exploitative system
More hard-hitting than his previous film, Rogosin turns his attentions to African apartheid and the racial and class dynamics at play that disrupt the lives of Afrikaners. Rogosin’s neo-realism inspirations still take hold here, but with a sort of rebellious spirit to it, especially knowing that this was filmed mostly in secret. The editing of the film is particularly nice, giving the film a nice rhythm. It is clear that Rogosin was deeply affected and moved by the plight of the Afrikaner under apartheid, placing any perceived fault primarily at the hands of an exploitative system
Justin Capella
7.0★ · 01/19/26
