"Actor: Pauline Malefane"

• Son of Man | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Multi award winning reworking of the Gospels that see Jesus Christ cast as a revolutionary fighting oppression in contemporary Africa. Son of Man challenges the Hollywood depictions of a western looking messiah with a gritty portrayal of a political activist rallying a township. In the state of Judea in southern Africa violence poverty and sectarianism are endemic. The neighbouring Alliance has invaded to restore 'peace' at gunpoint. Bloody street battles accompany the neighbouring dictatorship's incursion into its weaker satellite. Promises of a transition to open democratic rule accompany summary executions and brutal massacres.

• U-Carmen | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £7.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Based on Bizet's classic work but relocated to a South African township U-Carmen is a hugely original piece of film making from director Mark Dornford-May. The film is sung and spoken in Xhosa and is further evidence of the continuing influx and growing importance of African cinema. Featuring a truly outstanding performance from Pauline Malefane in the title role the film won the Golden Bear at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival and has captured the imaginations of critics the w