Mother City

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Filmed over six years, Mother City follows the David versus Goliath battle as activists and domestic workers take on property power and politics in Cape Town – a city still disfigured by spatial apartheid 30 years into democracy. The story begins when the government sells a school, meant for affordable housing, to a private developer. Set against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, this intimate and at times funny narrative documentary charts Nkosikhona (Face) Swartbooi leading a defiant war against government and property developers – on the streets, in the supreme court and in parliament.

Film details

  • Director(s)
    Miki Redelinghuys, Pearlie Joubert
  • Country(s)
    South Africa
  • Year
    2024
  • Duration
    102 mins
  • Producer(s)
    Kethiwe Ngcobo, Pearlie Joubert, Miki Redelinghuys
  • Cinematography
    Miki Redelinghuys, Zacharia Mashele, Pearlie Joubert, Tim Wege
  • Editing
    Khalid Shamis
  • Sound
    Barry Donnelly
  • Scoring/Composition
    Charl-Johan Lingefelder, Edward George King
  • Narration
    Nkosikhona Swartbooi
  • Language(s)
    English
  • Subtitles
    English Subtitles Throughout
  • Certification
    Unclassified 18+

Book tickets

Mother City + Q&A
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Curzon - Screen 1
English Subtitles Throughout
Q&A with directors Miki Redelinghuys and Pearlie Joubert, and protagonists Nkosikhona Swartbooi and Mandisa Lusanda Shandu. Moderated by Che Scott-Heron Newton.
Mother City + Q&A
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The Light - Screen 9
English Subtitles Throughout
Q&A with directors Miki Redelinghuys and Pearlie Joubert, and protagonist Nkosikhona Swartbooi. Moderated by Nadia Emam.
Mother City + Q&A
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Showroom - Warner Chappell Production Music Screen 4
English Subtitles Throughout
Q&A with directors Miki Redelinghuys and Pearlie Joubert, and protagonist Nkosikhona Swartbooi. Moderated by Tara Brown.

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