South Africa | 1988 | 103’ | 15 | Oliver Schmitz | Zulu, Sotho, Afrikaans with English subtitles | Thomas Mogotlane

More than a gripping crime story, Mapantsula is  an almost miraculous opportunity to understand South Africa from within  during its struggle for freedom, centred on the choices offered to  Panic by a system set out to dehumanise him. Radical, vital, humane and  unvarnished, this is a classic of guerrilla filmmaking produced under  extreme censorship whilst evading the authorities. This rare  anti-apartheid feature film marks the 30th anniversary of South African  Freedom Day in 2024.

+ Q&A with actor Thomas Magotlane after the film