ACTION KOMMANDANT est l’histoire jamais racontée d’Ashley Kriel, combattant de la libération sud-africaine. Durant la période de répression de l’apartheid, Ashley était surnommé le Che Guevara de Cape Town. Né d’une mère célibataire, issu de la classe moyenne de de Bonteheuwel, il est devenu le symbole de la juenesse résistante des année 80. Le film débute par la voix de la mère d’Ashley, Ivy Kriel. Cet entretien audio traverse le film et nous ouvre différents aspects de la vie d’Ashley. Que lui est-il arrivé dans les camps du Umkhonto Wesizwe (la branche armée de l’ANC) ? Saurons nous la vérité sur sa mort ?

Un film de Nadine Cloete

Afrique du Sud, 2016, Documentaire, 1h30 mins, anglais / afrikaans sous-titré

Réalisatrice / Productrice : Nadine Cloete
Images : Chris Wessels, Dylan Valley, Jess Harris, Eeb Hajee

Durée : 90 min
Pays : Afrique du Sud

Prod : Ma’engere Film Productions


2016 | DIFF – Durban Int FilmFest, Afrique du Sud
* Projection / Screening : 17 Jun 2016, 06:00 PM – 07:30 PM, NU METRO 12
* Projection / Screening : 21 Jun 2016, 06:00 PM – 07:30 PM, The Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
* Projection / Screening : 23 Jun 2016, 09:30 PM – 11:00 PM, MUSGRAVE 1
* Projection / Screening : 24 Jun 2016, 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM, Maharani Hotel
* Projection / Screening : 26 Jun 2016, 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM, The Playhouse Company
http://durbanfilmfest.co.za/index.php/film/item/3070-action-commandant-action-kommandant

Sortie nationale : le 27 avril 2016, jour de l’indépendance d’Afrique du Sud

ACTION KOMMANDANT is the untold story of slain South African liberation fighter, Ashley Kriel. During the oppressive apartheid era Ashley was known as the Che Guevara of Cape Town’s notorious’Cape Flats’. Born into a single-mother, working class family in Bonteheuwel, he grew to become the symbol of 1980s youth resistance. The film opens with the voice of Ashley’s mother, Ivy Kriel. This audio interview travels with us throughout the film as it introduces various chapters of Ashley?s life. The film traces this guerrilla soldier’s development from being a member of the progressive BYM through to joining Umkhonto WeSizwe. What happened to him in the Umkhonto Wesizwe camps? Will we ever find the truth about his death?

A film by Nadine Cloete

South Africa, 2016, Documentary, 1h30 mins, English / Afrikaans with English subtitles

Director: Nadine Cloete
Cinematographer: Chris Wessels, Dylan Valley, Jess Harris, Eeb Hajee
Language: English, Afrikaans with English subtitles

DURATION : 90 min
COUNTRY : South Africa
Type: Documentary
Year: 2016
Languages: English and Afrikaans English subtitles
Country of Origin: South Africa

Production company: Ma’engere Film Productions
Distribution : [email protected]
Website: www.actionkommandant.co.za
Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/ActionKommandant

2016 | DIFF – Durban Int FilmFest, South Africa
* Selection – Competition documentary
* Selection – South African films
* Selection – Best Films
* Screening : 17 Jun 2016, 06:00 PM – 07:30 PM, NU METRO 12
* Screening : 21 Jun 2016, 06:00 PM – 07:30 PM, The Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
* Screening : 23 Jun 2016, 09:30 PM – 11:00 PM, MUSGRAVE 1
* Screening : 24 Jun 2016, 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM, Maharani Hotel
* Screening : 26 Jun 2016, 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM, The Playhouse Company
http://durbanfilmfest.co.za/index.php/film/item/3070-action-commandant-action-kommandant

RELEASED ON SOUTH AFRICAN FREEDOM DAY – 27 APRIL 2016