cc 16:9 widescreen version 2.0 Dolby Digital audio 5.1 Dolby Digital audio Dave Matthews interview Q&A with director, producer and Vusi Mahlasela Vusi at Joe's Pub Amandla! production notes Sing-along Commentary with director and producer Interactive menus Digitally mastered 45 minutes deleted scenes/musical performances, including full version of "Coal Train (Stimela)" by Hugh Masekela Trailer gallery Region: 1 Audio: DD5.1/DD2
Rating: PG13 Genres:
History Music Theatrical Release: 02/14/2003(USA Release Date: 10/21/2003 Dubbed: English Sound: DD5.1/DD2 Run Time: 103 min Flags: Violence Distributor/Studio: Live/Artisan
Lee Hirsch spent nine years putting together the ambitious documentaryAmandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony. The film records the history of music being used as a form of social protest against Apartheid in South Africa. Interviews and archival footage help to tell the tales of figures like Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Vuyisile Mini. Mini's songs became such a powerful social force that his remains were exhumed and reburied in order to show proper respect after the end of Apartheid. This look at political oppression and the courage required to fight it was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.
