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- ↑ Maingard J. South African National Cinema, p. 135 (Routledge; 2013) ISBN 1135123969
- ↑ Tomaselli K. The Cinema of Apartheid: Race and Class in South African Film, p. 112 (Routledge; 2013) ISBN 1317928407
