Place of Weeping

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Place of Weeping
Directed by Darrell Roodt
Written byDarrell Roodt
Story byDarrell Roodt
Les Volpe
Produced by Anant Singh
StarringJames Whyle
Gcina Mhlophe
Charles Comyn
Norman Coombes
Michelle du Toit
Kerneels Coertzen
Patrick Shai
CinematographyPaul Witte
Edited byDavid Heitner
Music byLloyd Ross
Production
company
Place of Weeping Productions
Distributed byAquarius TV (1993) (Greece) (TV)
Highlight Video (West Germany) (VHS)
New World Pictures (all media)
Release date
  • 5 December 1986 (1986-12-05)
(USA)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguagesAfrikaans
English
Zulu

Place of Weeping (theatrically as Afrika - Land der Hoffnung), is a 1986 South African drama film directed by Darrell Roodt and produced by Anant Singh for Place of Weeping Productions. [1] [2] The film stars James Whyle, Gcina Mhlophe and Charles Comyn in the lead roles whereas Norman Coombes, Michelle du Toit, Kerneels Coertzen and Patrick Shai made supportive roles. [3] [4] The film describes in detail about the multicultural groups in South Africa and how South Africa collapsed by the works of South Africans and the strife in South Africa's oppressive regime. [5] [6]

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This is the first anti-apartheid motion picture made entirely in South Africa. The film made its premier on 5 December 1986. The film received positive reviews from critics. [7]

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