You Have Struck a Rock! (1981)
28m
Running Time
January 1, 1981Release Date
You Have Struck a Rock! (1981)
28m
Running Time
January 1, 1981Release Date
Plot.
You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle. It recovers the remarkable "women's campaigns" of the 1950s against the hated pass system. This massive, non-violent civil disobedience movement was only finally crushed by the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of anti-apartheid organizations. Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Dora Tamana and other leaders recall this struggle and their imprisonment and banning. Yet they remain undaunted, demonstrating the South African proverb: "When you have touched a woman, you have struck a rock."
Where to Watch.
Free
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Cast & Crew.
Letta Mbulu
Narrator
Thoko Ntshinga
Actress
Dora Tamana
Actress
Helen Joseph
Actress
Lilian Ngoyi
Actress
Amina Cachalia
Actress
Frances Baard
Actress
Deborah May
Director
Diana Boernstein
Writer
Details.
This Movie Is About.
feminism
south africa
sexism
racism
colonialism
anti-apartheid
women's rights
police brutality