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Come Back, Africa

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1h 35m
Drama
Starring Miriam Makeba · Molly Parkin
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Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

Budget
$70K
Theaters
1
Director
Lionel Rogosin
Producer
Lionel Rogosin
Studio
Lionel Rogosin Films
Keywords
apartheid johannesburg, south africa township slice of life working class racism poverty false accusations racial prejudice zulu jazz band street musician 1950s domestic worker laborer structural poverty black identity
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Miriam Makeba
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Molly Parkin

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