Movies: Dolly Rathebe

  • 1995
    Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)

    Cry, the Beloved Country

    6.71995HD

    A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city....

    Cry, the Beloved Country
  • 2002
    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002)

    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

    6.42002HD

    The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this challenge. This documentary by Lee Hirsch recounts a fascinating and little-known part of South Africa's po...

    Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
  • 1988
    Mapantsula

    Mapantsula (1988)

    Mapantsula

    6.21988HD

    A petty gangster inevitably becomes involved in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and is forced to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system....

    Mapantsula
  • 1993
    Friends

    Friends (1993)

    Friends

    5.61993HD

    The beginning of the end of the apartheid era in South Africa is seen through the perspectives of three female friends: Sophie, who is of English descent; Aninka, who is an Afrikaner; and Thoko, who is black....

    Friends
  • 1993
    The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

    The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (1993)

    The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat

    6.31993HD

    The story is inspired by the assassination of Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party....

    The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat
  • 1994
    In a Time of Violence: The Line

    In a Time of Violence: The Line (1994)

    In a Time of Violence: The Line

    51994HD

    This controversial political thriller, which provoked mass demonstrations and nine deaths in South Africa when it was first shown, gives dramatic form to the African National Congress's basic program of reconcilliation within a non-racialist, democra...

    In a Time of Violence: The Line
  • 2001
    Malunde

    Malunde (2001)

    Malunde

    5.72001HD

    Post-apartheid South Africa is the setting for this drama about a mismatched twosome who end up together on a life-altering journey to Cape Town. Polar opposites Kobus (Ian Roberts), a white ex-soldier who struggles with demons from his past, and Won...

    Malunde
  • 1949
    African Jim

    African Jim (1949)

    African Jim

    01949HD

    Jim decides to leave his tribal area to seek his fortune in Johannesburg. As soon as he arrives, three gangsters mug him. When he regains consciousness, a friendly night watchman takes care of him. With the watchman's help, Jim gets a job in a nightc...

    African Jim
  • 1951
    The Pennywhistle Blues

    The Pennywhistle Blues (1951)

    The Pennywhistle Blues

    01951HD

    In a black township in South Africa, a stolen treasure chest passes from hand to hand until it is finally returned to its original owner....

    The Pennywhistle Blues
  • 2003
    Sophiatown

    Sophiatown (2003)

    Sophiatown

    62003HD

    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...

    Sophiatown