Africa in Motion Film Festival Mapantsula

Banned in South Africa at the time of its release, Mapantsula is a true classic of South African cinema and one of the most important anti-apartheid films. It captures precisely and evocatively the politically charged atmosphere of the country in the late 1980s, when apartheid was at its most oppressive and destructive in daily life. The film tells the story of Panic, a small-time crook. Arrested one day with a group of political activists, Panic is interrogated by police and offered financial rewards to testify against the activists sharing his prison cell. Panic is forced to make some life-altering decisions, and it is in his journey from petty thief to a politicised man of principle that the true significance of the story lies.

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