Film
Mother City
2024 · 1h 42m · Documentary
A Daring Urban Revolution in a City Breathtakingly Beautiful and Brutal
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Overview
Filmed over six years, Mother City follows the David versus Goliath battle as activists and domestic workers take on property power and politics in Cape Town – a city still disfigured by spatial apartheid 30 years into democracy. The story begins when the government sells a school, meant for affordable housing, to a private developer. Set against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, this intimate and at times funny narrative documentary charts Nkosikhona (Face) Swartbooi leading a defiant war against government and property developers – on the streets, in the supreme court and in parliament.
Cast
Crew
- Miki RedelinghuysDirector · Producer · Director of Photography
- Pearlie JoubertDirector · Producer · Director of Photography
- Zikethiwe NgcoboProducer
- Zacharia MasheleDirector of Photography
- Tim WegeDirector of Photography
- Charl-Johan LingefelderOriginal Music Composer
- Edward George KingOriginal Music Composer
- Khalid ShamisEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 14, 2024
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Afrikaans
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Documentary
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