Overall rating: 4.6 / 5 from 20 reviews.
Review topics: ["story","film","movie","soundtrack","restoration","climate","release","slipcover","history","shame","features"].
"Great crime film from apartheid era of South Africa. Amazing piece of history as this film was banned during its initial premiere this really tells the story of one of the 20th century’s dark colonial legacy."
"The slipcover is awesome, as always with anything VS or their awesome partner Labels release! It is a cool movie that was a lot of fun to watch! I always love the unique VS service of allowing you to stack as many movies as you like in your cart during any release period and ship them for free! The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture! Thank you, VS, for continuing to lovingly restore and release so many wonderful films from every conceivable genre! You are keeping physical media alive in this streaming world we now live in! Highly recommended!"
"A really great movie, got this one as a blind buy and found it to be spectacular!!!"
"Mapantsula is easily as important today as when it was made. The film starts with the words. . . It's a miracle this film was made. Considering the political climate of apartheid era South Africa, it was an incredibly dangerous act of resilience. It was banned upon its release. The Blu-ray looks and sounds fine. The score and soundtrack are well done, however, there is a scene where jailed men are singing, their harmonies filling the room and hall while they dance, which really stood out to me. There are some excellent special features, a nice booklet, and the slipcover is very nice. 10/10"
"This movie was very entertaining and I believe it did a very good job of portraying the apartheid movement and showing the struggle toward Civil Rights in South Africa. Of course I am not an expert on the subject, but as I was researching this movie online, the consensus seems to be that what is shown in the movie is very accurate. The story was engaging and well acted by an excellent cast. I enjoyed the movie and would recommend it to anyone interested in history (especially African history) or if you just want a very good drama."
"Great restoration but could have done without the alterations to the credits and seemingly the sound mix. Some of it sticks out a good deal."
"Cool film from South Africa about the conditions of apartheid. Really awesome soundtrack as well."
"Good story and soundtrack, made about a very interesting subject, great selection of extras"
"Amazing to see South Africa represented!"
"Never heard of this one. Can’t wait to dig into it."
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