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ArtMattan Productions | Release Date: January 19, 2018
Summary: Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. Mika Kaurismaki's documentary, traces fifty years of her music and her performing life. Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba.
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Runtime: 90 min
Rating: Not Rated
Official Site: http://www.africanfilm.com/MiriamMakeba.html
Production: ARTE
Genres: Biography, Music, Documentary
Countries: DE, FR, ZA, FI
Languages: English, French
Director Credit
Mika Kaurismäki Director
Writer Credit
Don Edkins Written By
Mika Kaurismäki Written By
Principal Cast Credit
Abigail Kubeka Herself
Angélique Kidjo Herself
Bageot Bah Himself
Bongi Makeba Lee Herself
Harry Belafonte Himself
Kathleen Cleaver Herself
Leopoldo Fleming Himself
Lorraine Gordon Herself
Miriam Makeba Herself
Stokely Carmichael Himself
Cast Credit
Nelson Lumumba Lee Himself
Nelson Mandela Himself
Sipho Mabuse Himself
Winnie Mandela Herself
Zenzile Monique Lee Herself
Producer Credit
Debra Odutuyo Producer
Don Edkins Co-Producer
Hans Robert Eisenhauer Co-Producer
Mika Kaurismäki Co-Producer
Peter Dress Line Producer
Rainer Kölmel Producer
Wasiliki Bleser Creative Producer