Tainted Heroes
“The ANC and the struggle for power in South Africa”
2016•1h 55m•Released
Documentary
Tainted Heroes tells the story of how the African National Congress (ANC) – once a marginalised organisation within the South African political landscape – rose to power in the aftermath of the Soweto Uprisings in 1976. The documentary deals with the organisation’s military training received in various African countries as well as the lesser known story of how the ANC underwent strategic training in Vietnam to implement a so-called people’s war strategy against its rival organisations. This was especially implemented against the organisation’s former ally, Inkatha, led by Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The film explains how the ANC successfully implemented a predetermined programme of violence, fear and propaganda to eliminate political rivals and establish itself as the sole representative of black aspirations in South Africa. It illuminates how the ANC’s armed struggle was more a struggle against black rival organisations than against the apartheid system.
Director
Elrich Yssel
Writer
Ernst Roets
Budget
$0M
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Studio
Forum Films Produksies
Cast
Katlego Chale
Self (re-enactment)
Anthea Jeffery
Self
Johan Velde van der Merwe
Self
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Self
Siphiwe Nyanda
Self
Yuri N. Maltsev
Self
Hermann Giliomee
Self
Constand Viljoen
Self
Strike Thokoane
Self
Tony Leon
Self
Ronnie Kasrils
Self
Dave Steward
Self
Production
Company
Forum Films Produksies
Company
AfriForum
Producer
Beatrice Pretorius
Producer
Ernst Roets
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