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A portrait of Simphiwe Dana leaning on a gate and wearing red church uniform.

In Simphiwe Dana, filmmaker and director Mmabatho Montsho has found an actress that is as shapeless as a lump of clay, but is full of warmth and she has chiselled out of her a measured performance minimal in tone and effort.

Image courtesy of Showmax.

‘Joko ya Hao’ is Not Your Typical Apartheid Film

South African filmmaker Mmabatho Montsho doesn't rely on the politics of her new film to carry it along, but instead imposes her authorial voice on a tribute to Winnie Madikizela Mandela.