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  • The First Grader (2010)
    Review preview for The First Grader

    There is plenty of intriguing historical backdrop to this story, and Chadwick manages to incorporate much of it without losing focus on the very personal subject at the film's centre.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    The story of an 84-year-old Kenyan man's fight for education and equality.
  • Hotel Rwanda (2004)
    Review preview for Hotel Rwanda

    This is a solid film, but it is the truth that holds the power, not the direction.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    True story of a Hutu hotel manager in Rwanda who protects Tutsis during the genocide.
  • Hijack Stories (2000)
    Review preview for Hijack Stories

    The performances are fresh and exhilarating, but it is difficult to disguise the mainstream thrust of the film.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Middle-class black actor goes to Soweto to learn how to behave like a gangster.
  • Invictus (2009)
    Review preview for Invictus

    Matt Damon gives one of the best performances of his career.

    Leanne McGrath · 4 out of 5
    Nelson Mandela's attempt to unite his nation with the help of the rugby world cup.
  • Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (2013)
    Review preview for Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

    The film touches the corners of the envelope without revealing what is inside.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Biopic of political prisoner who went on to be the first democratically elected South African president
  • Skin (2008)
    Review preview for Skin

    Puts into proper perspective the real horror of a fascist society.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A biopic of Sandra Laing, a dark skinned girl born to white parents in Apartheid-era South Africa.

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