Punk in Africa
Directed byDeon Maas
Keith Jones
Written byDeon Maas
Keith Jones
Produced byKeith Jones
Jeffrey Brown
StarringIvan Kadey
Paulo Chibanga
Lee Thomson
Warrick Sony
CinematographyGary Keith Griffin
Edited byAndrew Wills
Music byNumerous
Release date
  • 29 January 2012 (2012-01-29)
(USA)
Running time
182 08 minutes
CountriesSouth Africa
Czech Republic
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
LanguagesEnglish
Portuguese

Punk in Africa, is a 2012 multilingual African documentary historical punk music film co-directed by Deon Maas and Keith Jones and co-produced by director himself with Jefe Brown.[1][2] The film stars Ivan Kadey, Paulo Chibanga, Lee Thomson, and Warwick Sony. The film revolves around the story of the multiracial punk movement within the political and social upheavals experienced in three Southern African countries: South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[3][4][5]

The film made its premier on 29 January 2012 in the United States. The film received mixed reviews from critics and screened at many film festivals.[6] The film music done by multiple musical bands across Southern Africa such as: Suck, Wild Youth, Safari Suits, Power Age, National Wake, KOOS, Kalahari Surfers, The Genuines, Hog Hoggidy Hog, Fuzigish, Sibling Rivalry, 340ml (Mozambique), Panzer, The Rudimentals (Zimbabwe ), Evicted, Sticky Antlers, Freak, LYT, Jagwa Music, Fruits and Veggies, Swivel Foot.[7][8]

In 2013, the DVD of the film was released as an international version without a regional code and with English, German, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles for the English-language audio version.[9][10]

Cast

  • Paulo Chibanga
  • Michael Fleck
  • Ivan Kadey
  • Ruben Rose
  • Warrick Sony
  • Lee Thomson

References

  1. ↑ "Punk in Africa: IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Punk in Africa". The Mail & Guardian. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Afropop Worldwide: Punk in Africa". Afropop Worldwide. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "New Documentary Brings You Inside Africa's Little-Known Punk Rock Scene: Open Culture". Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Punk in Africa : TOO DRUNK TO WATCH – Punkfilmfest" (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Punk in Africa". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Filme aus Afrika: Film-Details". www.filme-aus-afrika.de. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Punk in Africa: Kanopy". www.kanopy.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Punk In Africa - Record Collector Magazine". Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Punk in Africa". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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