A DARING URBAN REVOLUTION IN A CITY
BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND BRUTAL.

MOTHER CITY

A FILM BY
MIKI REDELINGHUYS AND PEARLIE JOUBERT

  • “Mother City represents the heart of what documentary film-making is about… dedicated, tenacious, and vociferous.”

    Mandisa Zitha, Festival Director, Encounters South African
    International Documentary Festival

  • "The beautifully observed film is a deeply human and often heart-breaking look at the politics of urbanism".

    South Africa Today

  • “A hard-hitting and heartbreaking film that illuminates unsparingly how inequality in South Africa persists 30 years after democracy.”

    Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk, SUNDAY TIMES

  • “The documentary tells a fierce story that proves no battle is won without resilience and solidarity.”

    DAILY MAVERICK

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