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Killing of the Imam (The)

  • Killing of the Imam (The)
Genre : Historical
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2009
Format : Short
Running time : 10 (in minutes)

In 1969, a much loved community leader, Imam Abdullah Haron was incarcerated and killed in detention under the terrorism act of 1967 in Cape town, South Africa. His was one of the early deaths in detention during Apartheid's dark days.
This short film looks at the last few years of the Imam's life and death. Mixing animation, documentary, interview and archive footage, THE KILLING OF THE IMAM, directed by the Imam's grandson (the filmmaker), through the eyes of a child's imagination, offers an excellent précis of a principled life.


d. Khalid Shamis, South Africa, 2009, DOC
English, Video, 10 min

2010 | Tri Continental Film Festival | JOHANNESBURG, SOWETO, DURBAN, CAPE TOWN, South Africa | 01>31 october 2010 | www.3continentsfestival.co.za/films/shorts.html
* Selection (Section: Ikon Short Films)

2010 | Durban Film Fest - DIFF
* SHORT DOCUMENTARY PACKAGE 1

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