Amandla (film)

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Amandla
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Directed byNerina De Jager
Written byNerina De Jager
Produced by
  • Greig Buckle
  • Jarrod de Jong
  • Riaan Van Der Wart
Starring
CinematographyJustus de Jager
Edited by
  • Ronelle Loots
  • Danielle Nel
Music byMauritz Lotz
Production
companies
  • Firegrass Films
  • M4gic-J Entertainment
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries
  • South Africa
  • Canada
Languages
  • English
  • Afrikaans
  • Zulu

Amandla is a 2022 film directed and written by Nerina De Jager and starring Lemogang Tsipa, Thabo Rametsi and Israel Matseke-Zulu. The film was released on January 21, 2022, on Netflix. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Amandla (2022) Review: Unleashes the True Meaning of Power". Leisure Byte. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. "'Amandla' Ending, Explained: What Happens To Impi & Nkosana?". Digital Mafia Talkies. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. "Where was Amandla Filmed? Is it a True Story?". The Cinemaholic. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.