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SAFFA19: Sew the Winter to My Skin
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The Story
“An enthralling edge-of-the-seat thriller.” — Cineuropa
Visionary South African filmmaker Jahmil X.T. Qubeka reimagines the story of John Kepe, an Indigenous Ned Kelly-like outlaw in 1950s South Africa who robbed from white colonist farmers and gave to the impoverished Indigenous poor, becoming a threat to the foundations of Apartheid society. Offering an swashbuckling ride into the heart of pre-Apartheid South Africa, this epic and visceral feature shares a rarely-told chapter of South Africa’s colonial history.
Rating
Exempt
Country
South Africa
Language
English, Afrikaans, Xhosa (English subtitles)
Cast
Ezra Mabengeza, Peter Kurth, Kandyse McClure, David James
Director
Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
