The Life & Times of Chris Hani
This documentary examines slain South African Communist Party leader's humanitarian, self-critical, non-sexist and non-racial approach to life and the struggle for freedom in South Africa. This program reveals Hani's charisma, moral strength and passion for literature and his conservative religious upbringing. It provides a candid insight into his family background, political responsibilities and the effects that communism had on his life while tracking his role in peace and reconciliation in a fractured country. Chris Hani was assassinated on 10 April 1993 - a year before the country's first democratic elections.
- Released
- 1994
Details
Release year: 1994
Storyline
This documentary examines slain South African Communist Party leader's humanitarian, self-critical, non-sexist and non-racial approach to life and the struggle for freedom in South Africa. This program reveals Hani's charisma, moral strength and passion for literature and his conservative religious upbringing. It provides a candid insight into his family background, political responsibilities and the effects that communism had on his life while tracking his role in peace and reconciliation in a fractured country. Chris Hani was assassinated on 10 April 1993 - a year before the country's first democratic elections.
Top credits
- Chris Hani — Self
- Limpho Hani — Self
- Nelson Mandela — Self
- Joe Slovo — Self