Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu (2016)
50KKalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu: Directed by Mandla Dube. With Thabo Rametsi, Thabo Malema, Welile Nzuza, Jafta Mamabolo. Solomon Mahlangu is a Mamelodi township schoolboy-hawker who, after the events of June 16th joins the military wing of the ANC to fight against the brutal oppression of the Apartheid regime and ends up becoming an icon of South Africa’s liberation.
“Iu0026#39;d never heard of this film before stumbling onto it on Netflix, and itu0026#39;s a must watch for all South Africans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story told brought to mind John Lennonu0026#39;s quote: u0026quot;When it gets down to having to use violence, then you are playing the systemu0026#39;s game. The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once theyu0026#39;ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they donu0026#39;t know how to handle is non-violence and humor.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe well documented brutality of Apartheid cops makes this grizzly viewing. The film also doesnu0026#39;t shy away from portraying the bumbling MK in an unflattering light, sending woefully badly trained and instructed every-day-guys to pointless tragedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a sad story of an everyman, a sensitive sole who in a better world have simply enjoyed jazz albums and raised a family, crushed by a brutal system.”
