General Information

Author/Creator

Verster, François, director.

Language

Afrikaans.

Subtitles

English

Published

South Africa : Undercurrent Film and Television, 2002.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (52 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00002414

Contents/Summary

Summary

The film deals with the after-effects of the South African struggle against Apartheid, as experienced by survivors from the Bonteheuwel Military Wing (BMW), a militant teenage self-defense unit from the mid-1980s and a guerrilla branch of the ANC. Focusing on two ex-activists, Gori and Marlon, this documentary reveals the scars left among what has become the country’s lost generation. Gori has become an army captain, Marlon a gang member. Both are having trouble finding a path in life: the battle against Apartheid is over, but what now? The documentary is dedicated to seven BMW comrades who were casualties during this time and to the mothers who supported these teenagers during the anti-apartheid struggle. In his straightforward style, director Francois Verster presents an apt, and sometimes frightening, depiction of life in Bonteheuwel.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note

Duration: 00:52:00

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 0688	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 0688 (HU_OSA_00002414.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format