Muntu ndebele biography examples

Muntu ndebele biography examples

At first glance this adaptation of the life story of e'Lollipop star Muntu Ndebele may seem a cheap attempt to cash in on nostalgia and rainbow nation sentiment. However, thanks in no small part to the tagline "based on a true story", the life of the child star of the sentimental hit South African film turns out to be a well-executed, historically sweeping example of the ability of personal stories to deal with bigger historical circumstances.

InNorman Knox and Muntu Ndebele were riding high on the success of the multiracial boyhood film e'Lollipop, which forged their friendship. It incorporates elements of the history of the ANC in exile, gangsters in the townships in the s and Hillbrow crack dens in the s.

The film successfully intertwines the personal story of its protagonist within the overall story of the country in the period from the June 16 protests in until the end of apartheid. With a colourful assortment of support characters, the film tells the very difficult and multi-threaded narrative of the country's past in a manner that doesn't preach too much or overly buy into cliche.

Molebatsi, Hartman and Masello Motana deliver strong and believable performances and make the film easily watchable without resorting to cheap tricks or searching for easy sentimental appeals to the heartstrings of those who lived during the struggle.