You Have Struck a Rock! poster

You Have Struck a Rock!

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You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle. It recovers the remarkable "women's campaigns" of the 1950s against the hated pass system. This massive, non-violent civil disobedience movement was only finally crushed by the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of anti-apartheid organizations. Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Dora Tamana and other leaders recall this struggle and their imprisonment and banning. Yet they remain undaunted, demonstrating the South African proverb: "When you have touched a woman, you have struck a rock."

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  • police brutality
  • feminism
  • south africa
  • sexism
  • racism
  • colonialism
  • anti-apartheid
  • women's rights

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  • South AfricaZA

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1981

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You Have Struck a Rock! was released on 1 January 1981.

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