Mama Africa

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Mama Africa | Mika Kaurismäki | South Africa | 2011 | 88 mins

An unforgettable portrait of Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), the world-famous South African artist and civil right activist, who devoted her life to promoting peace and justice and fighting racism around the planet. Her music and daily practice incarnated the hopes and fears of Africa through the convulsive 20th century, so that she has come to be considered the voice and mother of the Continent.

Awards

Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival, 2011