Mandela & De Klerk
by Joseph Sargent
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Actor: Gerry Maritz, Ian Roberts, Michael Caine, Sidney Poitier, Tina LiffordDirector: Joseph Sargent
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: Afrikaans (Original Language); English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 114 minutes
Release Date: 1999-01-12
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Hallmark
Studio: Hallmark
VHS Movie Reviews of Mandela & De Klerk
Movie Review: The story of how South African whites gave up their political power.
Summary: 4 Stars
WARNING: ABSENSE OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
"Mandela and De Klerk" does a good job of outlining the official end of apartheid in South Africa. The acting was so-so, and the overall framing of the movie was subpar, but I'm giving the movie 4 stars because there hasn't been much in the cinema on the subject. Have to respect those that fill voids.
And, since the subject matter is so controversial, I want to comment on it. After all, no one is going to watch this film because of the acting or the cinematography.
The blacks of southern Africa were preliterate as the whites first arrived. Whites can ride the inertia of centuries of grand thought (and writing). I'm sorry that there is this imbalance of circumstances. But trying to destroy whites because of this is a manifestation of jealousy. Each of us benefit from our ancestors works, thus some benefit more than others. Each person simply has to work with what they're given to begin with. Turning South Africa into a land only welcoming of black citizens is even more racist than that of white-administered apartheid.
Look at Mandela. He fluently speaks English, Afrikaner (the language spoken at home by many white South Africans), many black African languages, and is more diplomatic than the entire American Department of State. One should rise from merit, not from supposed privilege. If benefits aren't attached to merit, you get the Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) situation of hunger and hatred.
Finally, segregation or apartheid is not inherently wrong. There have been down the ages many people of many different races supporting the separation of races. People separate themselves to compartmentalize socieites, whether by race, religion, economic status, or what not. Stratification of society is as natural as humanity itself. The first day there are no perceived differences between people will be the first day in tens of thousands of years that there are no people.
Good luck to the whites of South Africa. The violence and hatred you now face is the result of jealousy and senses of entitlement from the majority. Just because one is in the majority doesn't mean one is entitled to a privileged position.
Don't move from SA because of labels of "colonialists" or "imperialists." After generations of citizenship, your life cannot be that of colonialism or imperialism or the like. SA is your home as much as England is the home to a third generation Indian or America the home to a 16th generation white.
Summary of Mandela & De Klerk
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid. That segregation was abolished without bloodshed also had much to do with the political maneuverings of South African President F.W. de Klerk, played with convincing and tired resolution by Caine. Poitier plays the more powerful personality, and shines as the self-assured leader. Filmed in Cape Town, this extremely talky and sometimes static film is intriguing as a historical study. As a drama, it is a bit dry. --Rochelle O'GormanDrama VHS Video
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