Amandla!
Through a chronological history of the South African liberation struggle, this documentary cites examples of the way that music was used in the fight for freedom. Songs united those who were being oppressed and gave those fighting a way to express their plight. The music consoled those incarcerated, and created an effective underground form of communication inside the prisons.
Director Lee HirschGenres Music, History, Documentary
Cast
Walter Cronkite
Self (voice)
F.W. de Klerk
Self (archive footage)
Abdullah Ibrahim
Self
Jesse Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Duma Ka Ndlovu
Self
Ronnie Kasrils
Self
Sibongile Khumalo
Self
Vusi Mahlasela
Self
Miriam Makeba
Self
Nelson Mandela
Self (archive footage)
Winnie Mandela
Self (archive footage)
Hugh Masekela
Self
Sophie Mgcina
Self
Thandi Modise
Self
Sifiso Ntuli
Self
Sibusiso Nxumalo
Self
Dolly Rathebe
Self
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Self (archive footage)
Lindiwe Zulu
Self
Lee Hirsch
Director / Writer / Producer
