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Sophiatown

Documentary recalling a vanished era in South Africa. During the 1940s and 50s, Sophiatown was an enclave of tolerance amid the insanity of apartheid.

Documentary recalling a vanished era in South Africa. During the 1940s and 50s, Sophiatown was an enclave of tolerance amid the insanity of apartheid. Surrounded by whites-only suburbs, this urban centre became the Harlem of Johannesburg - a mixing-pot of music, literature and politics, and a home to gangsters, jazz singers, painters and dreamers.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Sat 19 Jul 2008 01:35

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