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Mapantsula

Mapantsula

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Mapantsula

1988

1h 44m

7.1(7 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A petty gangster inevitably becomes involved in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and is forced to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.

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Cast & Crew

15 members

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Thomas Mogotlane

Panic

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Marcel Van Heerden

Stander

Marcel Van Heerden

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Thembi Mtshali

Pat

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Dolly Rathebe

Ma Mobise

Dolly Rathebe

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Peter Sephuma

Duma

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Darlington Michaels

Dingaan

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Eugene Majola

Sam

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Gabriel Dichwabe

Crowd leader

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Brad Morris

Riot policeman

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Polite Dlamini

Prisoner

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Duma Nyembe

Prisoner

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Jerry Mokgoko

Policeman

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Similo Makhambi

Charge Office Sergeant

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Boitumelo Dijoe

Sergeant

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Arthur Molepo

Warder

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