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.
This Traveltalk series short gives a glimpse into South African history, albeit from a white person's viewpoint. South Africa is a union of four separate states: the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, Natal, and the Cape Provence.
In this story of a black policeman during South African apartheid, Danny Glover plays the cop, who believes he's trying to help his people, even while serving as a pawn of the racist government. When his son gets involved in the anti-apartheid movement, he finds himself torn between his family and what he believes is his duty.
Südafrika in den 1970er Jahren: Die Stimmung im Land befindet sich auf dem Siedepunkt. Viele Menschen bäumen sich gegen den staatlich verordneten Rassismus des Apartheid-Regimes auf, darunter auch einige, die der privilegierten weißen Minderheit angehören. Der Anti-Apartheid-Aktivist Tim Jenkin und Stephen Lee werden gefangen genommen, weil sie verbotenerweise Flugblätter verteilt haben, und ins Hochsicherheitsgefängnis in Pretoria gesteckt. Dort treffen sie auf Denis Goldberg und Leonard und finden in ihnen zwei Verbündete für ihre Ausbruchspläne: Sie wollen in der Gefängniswerkstatt hölzerne Kopien der Schlüssel für alle Türen anfertigen, um so möglichst schnell wieder aus dem Gefängnis entkommen zu können …