Sophiatown

Sophiatown (2003)

Genres - Documentary  |   Release Date - Aug 16, 2003  |   Run Time - 82 min.  |  
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Description by Wikipedia

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.

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Tags

Apartheid, Gangster, Jazz, Musician, South Africa

Attributes

Narrative Location: South Africa
Subject: Apartheid