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Sarafina

Zhebing Zhou
Sarafina
L100 10:20-12:30

Sarafina

In 1976, the South African government declared a state of emergency. For the next thirteen years, schoolchildren adopted a campaign of resistance. Over 750 were killed, over 10,000 arrested, many more tortured and assaulted. This film is dedicated to them. Sarafina is the main character and a young female student. Mary is her teacher and teaches her a lot about love and justice. But then Mary is imprisoned and dead in the jail. Following Mary's advocation, Sarafina don't believe in violence and hate. She will keep protesting. She killed the bad cop and destroy Mary's gun which fulfill her dream. On February 11[th] 1990, Nelson Mandela ...

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53 minutes, people are protesting to the army, there is someone shout the slogan, and then everybody follow and dance. This is a Toyi Toyi dance. People need justice and freedom, they want Mandela to be released, the condition of the jail which Mandela lives is very bad. During the protest, people burning the school and have conflict with the army.

First of all, the movie shows the characteristic of South African singing. In the very begining dance of the film, students singing "sarafina" (which is a short term, just like mbube) repeatly, and there are harmony combined with both male and female voice. Secondly is the dancing. The dance start from about the 11 minutes of the movie, which teacher Mary and student are at the playground. During the dance, they use claping and kicking frequently, and their moves are mostly forth and back pattern. Their hands and right side are also using a lot. Last but not least, except the sync of the singing and dancing, their costume is also very ...

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Added: 5/24/2013 12:37:47 PM
Submitted By: richardrp
Category: Film & Theater
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 396
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