(Mother City)

Content: Filmed over six years, Mother City follows the David versus Goliath battle as activists and domestic workers take on property power and politics in Cape Town – a city still disfigured by spatial apartheid 30 years into democracy. The story begins when the government sells a school, meant for affordable housing, to a private developer. Set against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, this intimate and at times funny narrative documentary charts Nkosikhona (Face) Swartbooi leading a defiant war against government and property developers – on the streets, in the supreme court and in parliament.

Countries:

South Africa

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

102 minutes

Year:

2024

Directors:

Pearlie Joubert

Actors:

Narrator

Crews:

Director

Director

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Producer