Meanwhile in Mamelodi
Set against the raucous backdrop of the 2010 World Cup, MEANWHILE IN MAMELODI is a beautifully crafted portrait of a place and one family’s daily life inside it. The Mtsweni family lives in the Pretoria Township of the title, in the district known as Extension 11. Their world is a ramshackle collection of corrugated tin dwellings and makeshift shops, open sewers littered with debris and red-earth rectangles filled with soccer-playing children and teens. Seventeen-year-old Mosquito is one of those kids. As she studies for math tests, flirts with boys and shops with her best friend, her father Steven prepares his "tuck shop" for the promise of cash-flush tourists. Meanwhile, his wife struggles with mental illness. The Mtswenis' lives unfold as the Cup brings new hope to the ravaged town. Despite the poverty around her, Mosquito insists this is not her parents' country. She is the face of South Africa's future - part of "a new generation free to do all things."
Year: 2011
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Director: Benjamin Kahlmeyer
Cast:
Crew: Benjamin Kahlmeyer (Director), Boris Frank (Producer), Stefan Neuberger (Director of Photography), John Gürtler (Music), Benjamin Entrup (Editor), Jonathan Schorr (Sound mixer)
Runtime: 75 minutes
Release: Oct 18, 2011
IMDb: 5.10/10 by 5 users
Popularity: 1
Country: South Africa, Germany
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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