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Dear Mandela

Directed by: Chris Nizza, Dara Kell
Runtime: 1hr 30min Year: 2011
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Directed by: Chris Nizza, Dara Kell
Runtime: 1hr 30min Year: 2011
Country: South Africa
Last Screened: Thu 24th May 2012

Destroyed homes, threats at gunpoint and high-court action, this battle by three young people to stand up for their rights is a testimony to people power.

Their shantytowns are being demolished by the government and people are being forced to leave at gunpoint. But this isn’t what Nelson Mandela’s people fought for say three young activists who are furious at the harsh treatment of their slum communities in Durban, South Africa. They start a new movement to fight for their constitutional rights and take the government to court to halt mass evictions. But playing politics turns nasty when a murderous mob attacks the settlement and scares its supporters.

Will they be beaten? Can they bear the sacrifice needed to challenge those in power? It’s a journey of three brave young hearts demanding what they were all promised by Mandela: a home.