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Mood:
- CaptivatingSincereThought ProvokingUplifting
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Plot:
- Musician's LifeHuman SpiritIdealismArtists and ShowbizHopesFighting the SystemRebelliousnessRacism more...
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Genres:
- DocumentaryPeriod
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary20th Century21st Century
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Place:
- AfricaSouth AfricaUSA
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Style:
- Strong Female PresenceArchive Footage
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Based on:
- Biography
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- Partly B&W
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Mama Africa, 2011
English
Finland, Germany
Profile of Mama Africa
The mood of Mama Africa is captivating, uplifting, and thought provoking. The plot centers around idealism, the human spirit, and the life of a musician. It is a documentary and period movie. Stylistically, Mama Africa archive footage and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is South Africa and the USA. Mama Africa happens in the 20th century and in contemporary times. Visually, it is partly black and white. It is drawn from a biography.
Summary of Mama Africa
For nearly half a century, Grammy-winning South African singer Miriam Makeba—known to fans as "Mama Africa"—travelled the world with powerful songs of joy, love, and revolution that have resonated in the hearts of people across the world. Against the disharmonious backdrop of Apartheid and international liberation movements around the world, Makeba's captivating melodies exposed the brutality and racism of the South African government and made her an early icon of Black freedom. Exiled from her homeland for nearly 30 years, Makeba moved to the US, but her controversial marriage to Black Panther Stokely Carmichael left her with revoked US record deals and cancelled national tours. In protest of an American brand of racism, Makeba moved to Guinea, where she continued her activism and leadership as the first black female representative to the United Nations.
Award-winning director Mika Kaurismäki's inspirational tribute to Makeba is packed with five decades of rare archival footage, interviews, and excerpts from the legendary performances that exhilarated millions and inspired musicians like Harry Belafonte, Hugh Masekela, and Paul Simon.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Finland, Germany |
| Release date: | 12 August 2011 |
| Runtime: | 90 min |
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