Friday, May 22, 2009

More Than Just A Game

Another Durban success story: More Than Just A Game, the inspirational film about organized football played among prisoners on Robben Island, had a screening at Britain's House Of Lords in London on May 12th, hosted by Baroness Jan Royall, the Leader of the House, and Chief Whip Lord Bassett.



Baroness Royall is a senior member of the Labour Party which strongly supported the struggle against apartheid and the sports boycott against South Africa. The screening of the film was also a tribute to the anti-apartheid movement and the many activists who made huge personal sacrifices in their fight against apartheid, especially those who were incarcerated on Robben Island.

The film, which was directed by Durbanite Junaid Ahmed, and produced by Videovision, and stars Presley Chweneyagae (Tsotsi), Wright Ngubeni (Generations), Tshepo Maseko (Isidingo) met with "thunderous applause."

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