Meanwhile in Mamelodi

Réalisé par Benjamin Kahlmeyer
Not Rated
18 octobre 2011    75minDocumentaire
7.35.1
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. Extension 11 buzzes with the drone of vuvuzelas, signaling a new South Africa has arrived. 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." A colourful documentary, illustrating a potent hope emerging from the rubble.

Où regarder Meanwhile in Mamelodi

  • Benjamin KahlmeyerDirector
  • Boris FrankProducteur
  • Stefan NeubergerDirector Of Photography
  • Benjamin EntrupEditor
  • Michael KaczmarekSound Re-Recording Mixer
  • Jan MiserreOriginal Music Composer
  • John GürtlerOriginal Music Composer
  • Jonathan SchorrSound Mixer

Meanwhile in Mamelodi Trivia

Get Plex on Your Devices

Free on 20+ platforms. Pick yours.
See all supported devices →