Dear Mandela
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Dear Mandela (2011)
Documentary
Dear Mandela follows young residents of South African informal settlements who organise against forced evictions and take their fight to court. The documentary captures their efforts to defend their homes and dignity, revealing how constitutional rights are tested in the everyday lives of people living on the margins.
Film information
- Year
- 2011
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country
- South Africa, United States
- Production companies
- Sleeping Giant
- Producers
- Dara Kell, Christopher Nizza
Key credits
- Director
- Dara Kell, Christopher Nizza
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