Movies and TvShows featuring "anc-african-national-congress" theme.

Escape from Pretoria is a gripping biographical film based on the true story of Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two anti-apartheid activists who devise an ingenious plan to escape from Pretoria Central Prison in 1979. Facing political persecution and imprisonment, they use their ingenuity and resourcefulness to outsmart the prison guards and embark on a dangerous journey to freedom. The film explores themes of racism, political activism, and the fight for equal rights.

Catch a Fire is a gripping drama based on real events, following the story of Patrick Chamusso, a man who becomes a key figure in the resistance against apartheid. After being wrongly accused of a terrorist attack, Patrick takes up arms and leads a campaign of sabotage against the oppressive regime. As tensions rise and lives are put at risk, he must navigate the dangers of his new life while trying to protect his family. This thrilling and thought-provoking film explores themes of injustice, freedom, and the power of the human spirit.

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.

Since its adoption in June 1955 by the Congress movement, the Freedom Charter has been the key political document that acted as a beacon and source of inspiration in the liberation struggle against Apartheid. It was reputedly the main source that informed democratic South Africa’s liberal constitution and a constant reference point for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and rival political parties that it spawned since 1994, all claiming the Freedom Charter’s legacy. Freedom Isn’t Free assesses the history and role of the charter, especially in relation to key political and socio-economic aspects of developments in South Africa up to the present period. It includes rare archival footage with interviews of a cross-section of outspoken influential South Africans.