Episode number 1 of Series “The Commonwealth of Nations”.
South Africa, one of the largest members of the Commonwealth, a country with full self-government, has an acute race problem that causes dissension not only within its borders but within the Commonwealth and beyond. We see a country of fourteen million people where only one out of five is white. Edgar McInnis gives a dispassionate appraisal of the motivations behind the policy of apartheid and of whether the practice of segregation provides a satisfactory solution. This documentary provides a comprehensive overview of the history of South African colonisation, the apartheid system and the country’s political developments using re-enactments, drawings, interviews and historic footage. Narrated by Edgar McInnis.
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ACMI Identifier
320247
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Apartheid - South Africa
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Commonwealth of Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South Africa - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South Africa - Race relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South Africa - Social conditions
History → Apartheid - South Africa
History → Commonwealth of Nations
History → History
Short films
Short films → Short films - Canada
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Sound
Colour
Black and White
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)