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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

Cast

Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Miriam

Crew

Lionel Rogosin
Lionel Rogosin
Director
Bloke Modisane
Bloke Modisane
Writer
Lionel Rogosin
Lionel Rogosin
Writer
Hugh A. Robertson
Hugh A. Robertson
Editor
Lionel Rogosin
Lionel Rogosin
Producer

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Gabriel Silva
Gabriel Silva
Come Back, Africa
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
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Justin Capella
Justin Capella
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