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Sophiatown is a 2003 documentary film. Sophiatown in the 1950s was a suburb of Johannesburg South Africa where all races mixed in defiance of apartheid. Sophiatown was famous for jazz and black gangsters heavily influenced by American film who spoke a slang called Tsotsitaal.
This era is revisited by some of the artists who lived there and they call back the past in two concerts.
Original Release
08/16/2003
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jonas Gwangwa | Himself / Self |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | Himself / Self |
| Nelson Mandela | Himself / Self |
| Hugh Masekela | Himself / Self |
| Dorothy Masuka | Herself / Self |
| Dolly Rathebe | Self / herself |
| Jürgen Schadeberg | Himself / Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jonas Gwangwa | Himself / Self |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | Himself / Self |
| Nelson Mandela | Himself / Self |
| Hugh Masekela | Himself / Self |
| Dorothy Masuka | Herself / Self |
| Dolly Rathebe | Self / herself |
| Jürgen Schadeberg | Himself / Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Indra De Lanerolle | Executive Producer |
| Rob Lowdon | Executive Producer |
| Lebo M. | Executive Producer |
| James Mitchell | Executive Producer |
| Pascale Lamche | Producer |
| James Mitchell | Producer |
| Lebo M. | Producer |
| Rob Lowdon | Producer |
| Indra De Lanerolle | Producer |
