Movies and TvShows featuring "afrikaans-language" theme.
Bopha! is a drama film set in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1980. It follows the story of a police sergeant who realizes the corruption and white supremacy within the police force while dealing with his rebellious son and a growing political uprising. The film explores themes of race relations, bigotry, and the struggle for freedom in apartheid-era South Africa.
apartheidsouth africasocial dramajohannesburg south africapolitical uprisingrace relationsbigotrypolitical dramaracismanti-apartheidpolice brutalityfather son relationshipyear 1980corruptionwhite supremacyhistorical dramafather son conflictpolice torturepeaceful protestinterrogation by torture1980safrican townshiptragedy dramaafricapolice sergeantrebellious sonpolice stateanc (african national congress)authoritarian regimeafrican revolutionariesspecial branch interrogation unitfamily dramapolicepolice captainactivistpolice interrogationpolice officerbased on playindependent filmpretoria, south africaafrikaansfamily relationshipsafrikaans languagedirectorial debutsoccer practicehousekeeperafrikaner soldiermurder made to look like suicideadolescenthenchmanstrip searchgeneration gapburned at the stakesecret gathering
Set during the first Anglo-Boer War 1880-1881 details the events leading up to this final battle ending in one of the most humiliating defeats for Britain in history.
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