Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu (2016) 2j6n40

Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu: Directed by Mandla Dube. With Thabo Rametsi, Thabo Malema, Welile Nzuza, Jafta Mamabolo. Solomon Mahlangu is a Mamelodi township schoolboy-hawker who, after the events of June 16th s the military wing of the ANC to fight against the brutal oppression of the Apartheid regime and ends up becoming an icon of South Africa’s liberation.

“Iu0026#39;d never heard of this film before stumbling onto it on Netflix, and itu0026#39;s a must watch for all South Africans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story told brought to mind John Lennonu0026#39;s quote: u0026quot;When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the systemu0026#39;s game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once theyu0026#39;ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they donu0026#39;t know how to handle is non-violence and humor.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe well documented brutality of Apartheid cops makes this grizzly viewing. The film also doesnu0026#39;t shy away from portraying the bumbling MK in an unflattering light, sending woefully badly trained and instructed every-day-guys to pointless tragedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a sad story of an everyman, a sensitive sole who in a better world have simply enjoyed jazz albums and raised a family, crushed by a brutal system.”