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Bhambatha

Bhambatha
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2007
Format : Feature
Running time : 60 (in minutes)
http://www.uhuruproductions.co.za/documentary/feature-documentaries/

In 1906, to raise revenue, the Natal Colony, introduces a new tax on the head of every man over the age of 18. Young chief Bhambatha, leads a brave fight against the tax that not only unites many Africans but for the first time sees guerilla tactics used against the enemy on the continent. This film explores the conditions that gave Bhambatha and his supporters no option but to make a stand, and the brutal response by the colony to wrest power away from African chiefs.

2007
60 min DV
Director: Rehad Desai
Producers: Rehad Desai
Writer: Anita Khanna
SABC, Department of Arts and Culture

Organizations

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Partners

  • Kenya : Arterial Network chapter
  • Kenya : Ketebul Music
  • Kenya : Studio Vista Network
  • Kenya : Kuona Trust
  • Kenya : The Theatre Company

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