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Miracle Rising: South Africa

2013 · 93 min

An earnest, intimate documentary that feels like a tense but ultimately uplifting history lesson told by the people who lived it.

Directed by
Brett Lotriet Best
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Christiane Amanpour, Neil Barnard, Bono
Overview
MIRACLE RISING: SOUTH AFRICA is the epic legacy of South Africa's political transformation that culminated in the first free and fair elections in April 1994. Recounted through the personal accounts of key figures, both local and international, the documentary examines how South Africa avoided a civil war and moved towards, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu coined the phrase, "a rainbow nation." From the evil legacy of apartheid to the triumphant first democratic elections, Miracle Rising: South Africa moves beyond mere chronology and delves into the hearts and minds of the leaders and people of South Africa, culminating in the thrilling behind-the-scenes events of the elections that resulted in the joyful inauguration of President Nelson Mandela. Told through simple, intimate portraits of key players, it weaves a grand story of a nation into an intimate history of men and women determined to change the country for the best of all who live there.

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Directed by
Brett Lotriet Best
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Christiane Amanpour, Neil Barnard, Bono
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • race
  • justice
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Christiane Amanpour, Neil Barnard, Bono, Richard Branson, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Embeth Davidtz
Cinematography
Shaul Schwarz
Runtime
93 min
Country
South Africa
Languages
English

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