Mapantsula

Thomas Mogotlane portrays the life of a South African street thug with aplomb. The life style of this Pantsula on the screen is what you would have found in the Township Streets in that era. The apartheid struggle, the "struggle chants", the rent boycotts, the prison, the black police officers who never pondered about the future of their black brother & sisters, the midnight raids,everything in the movie is so eloquently presented. I have seen a number of movies that deals with apartheid but non comes close to Mapantsula. I was so touched by the situation and conditions that are portrayed in the movie because I can relate to them. Everything in the movie brought memories of the past. But I watched with pride because most of the things in the movies has been conquered. I agree, this is the best movie to have ever come out of South Africa to date. Thomas Mogotlane's performance is superb, Oscar winning stuff.