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Amandla! A revolution in four part harmony - Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, FW de Klerk, Lee Hirsch

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Winner of the Audience Award and the Jury's Freedom of Expression prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, Amandla! A revolution in four part harmony is a soul-stirring documentary that uses exclusive interviews and rare, never-before-seen footage to document the vital role that music played in the nearly half-century struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Nine years in the making, this inspirational film is a testimony to the power of song and its ability to fuel the fight for freedom.

Amandla! - which means "power" in the Xhosa language - is filled with songs that were so dynamic and persuasive that they became anthems for the freedom movement, and as a result, were banned by the government, and the artists responsible exiled. A number of these performers, including Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela, are interviewed as well as other freedom fighters who provide powerful accounts of the years of hard-fought struggle.

Persons of interest

Walter Cronkite .... Himself
FW de Klerk .... Himself
Abdullah Ibrahim .... Himself
Jesse Jackson .... Himself
Duma Ka Ndlovu .... Himself
Ronnie Kasrils .... Himself
Sibongile Khumalo .... Herself
Vusi Mahlasela .... Himself
Miriam Makeba .... Herself
Nelson Mandela .... Himself
Winnie Mandela .... Herself
Hugh Masekela .... Himself
Thandi Modise .... Herself
Sifiso Ntuli .... Himself
Sibusiso Nxumalo .... Himself
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd .... Himself
Lindiwe Zulu .... Herself
Lee Hirsch .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Encounters South African International Documentary Festival 2002: Won: Audience Award Best South African Film (Lee Hirsch)
Heartland Film Festival 2002: Won: Heartland Award of Excellence (Lee Hirsch)
St Louis International Film Festival 2002: Won: Best Documentary Award (Lee Hirsch)
Sundance Film Festival 2002: Won: Audience Award Documentary (Lee Hirsch), Freedom of Expression Award (Lee Hirsch); Nomination: Grand Jury Prize Documentary (Lee Hirsch)
Sydney Film Festival 2003: Won: FIPRESCI Award (Lee Hirsch)
Telluride Mountain Film Festival 2003: Won: Best of Festival (Lee Hirsch)

NB: English and Zulu languages with English language subtitles
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Theatrical report

Security censorship classification

PG (Adult themes, low level coarse language)

Surveillance time

108 minutes (1:48 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

Film: 6 November 2003