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Voices from Robben Island, directed by Adam Low

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Voices from Robben Island, directed by Adam Low

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Voices from Robben Island

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

893212666

Responsibility statement

directed by Adam Low

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Series statement

Human rights cases online video

Summary

Jurgen Schadeberg and the BBC teamed up to create this definitive documentary on possibly the most infamous island in 20th Century world history. In an age in which the freedom of the individual has arisen this island has become symbolic of the many fights that have taken, and continue to take place. This film looks at the Island's 400-year history through the eyes of people incarcerated there. From those lepers and lunatics that were first locked up in the 17th century to their most infamous inmates Mandela, Sisulu, Mbeki, Kathrada, Mlangeni - the freedom fighters against Apartheid South Africa. "Voices of Robben Island" reveals the great courage of some of its prisoners through the personal accounts of individuals such as Nelson Mandela and Mbeki. The result is not simply a moving character led film, but a piece of history in itself

Target audience

adult

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