2011 | Finland, Germany, South Africa | Documentary

Mama Africa (2011)

  • English Portuguese 92 mins
  • Director | Mika Kaurismäki
  • Writer | Don Edkins, Mika Kaurismäki
  • Producer | Rainer Kölmel

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Miriam Makeba, the voice of the (still) famous song “Pata Pata”, is a figure that’s not only historic for her music. She is also a name that has become intertwined with South African politics, having become a civil rights activist and a powerful voice against the end of apartheid. Seen here in all its guises, especially when travelling the world spreading a political message for an end to racism and poverty on the African continent.

civil rights activist apartheid politics music icon activism racism poverty
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