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Dear Mandela

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Three young adults in South Africa take their government to court to save their shantytown from destruction.
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Eric Henderson Slant Magazine A devout political documentary that insists that community, dignity, and solidarity are sustaining, but not the baseline by which one should settle. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 20, 2012 Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times Following the efforts of a South African housing rights group, the documentary "Dear Mandela" illustrates how fresh injustices have succeeded the inequality once enforced by apartheid. Rated: 3/5 Sep 20, 2012 Full Review Michelle Orange Village Voice Triumph follows tragedy as the case unfolds and history is caught repeating, but the larger, more complicated story underlying this brief but bracing missive still feels untold. Sep 18, 2012 Full Review Sophie Kingston-Smith CineVue The subject matter is very sensitively handled by filmmakers Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza, who choose their subjects wisely and don't sentimentalise the situation. Rated: 4/5 Jan 8, 2019 Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews A powerful, timely and brilliant examination of the new economic apartheid that has beset South Africa and the inspiring struggle against it. Sep 26, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three young adults in South Africa take their government to court to save their shantytown from destruction.
Director
Dara Kell, Christopher Nizza
Producer
Dara Kell, Christopher Nizza
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2015
Runtime
1h 34m
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