“A haunting portrait of the other South Africa.”
Kino-Zeit
About the Film
Cape Town, South Africa. Postcard beauty collides with reality. One of the most beautiful cities in the world – and one of the most unequal.
When the Mountain Meets Its Shadow follows four people whose lives unfold in the city’s blind spot. Ashraf and Mne fight forced evictions and water cut-offs as part of the Anti Eviction Campaign.
Zoliswa, a single mother, tries to find work somewhere between hope and a broken system. Arnold puts his faith in security as a future and trains to become an armed guard.
When an entire settlement is threatened with eviction, the past catches up with them. Apartheid may be over – its consequences are not.
2010 · 75 Min · 60 Min · 52 Min · English & Xhosa with English subtitles · Nominated for the Max Ophüls Prize
Year
2010
Runtime
75 Min · 60 Min · 52 Min
Language
English & Xhosa with English subtitles
Directed by
Alexander Kleider & Daniela Michel in collaboration with Romin Khan
Cinematography
Alexander Kleider
Sound
Daniela Michel & Romin Khan
Editing
Daniela Michel & Alexander Kleider
Music
Eckes Malz
Supported by
Stiftung Umverteilen • Filmstiftung NRW • Stiftung Menschenwürde und Arbeitswelt • Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
Awards & Film Festivals
Nominated for the Max Ophüls Prize
DOXA Documentary Film Festival Vancouver
Durban International Film Festival
MEAD International Film Festival New York
Documentary Film Week Hamburg
Docudays Kyiv
Africa Alive Film Festival Frankfurt
South Africa Film Festival
GLOBALE Berlin Film Festival
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