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Elegy for a Revolutionary

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Directed by
  
Paul van Zyl

Running time
  
22 min

Director
  
Paul van Zyl

Music director
  
Andrew Jed

Cast
  
Martin Copping

Written by
  
Paul van Zyl

Initial release
  
5 April 2013

Screenplay
  
Paul van Zyl

Producer
  
Stacy Ekstein

Starring
  
Brian Ames, Martin Copping, Michael Enright

Release date
  
5 April 2013 (2013-04-05)

Similar
  
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Elegy for a Revolutionary is a 2013 short film directed and written by Paul van Zyl. The film stars Brian Ames, Martin Copping, and Michael Enright, and is based on the true story of a group of young white South Africans trying to protest apartheid.

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Copping's role as Jeremy James won the Best Actor award at the 2013 Filmstock Film Festival.

Cast

  • Brian Ames as Donald Quick
  • Martin Copping as Jeremy James
  • Michael Enright as Sersant
  • Steve Humphreys as Hendricks
  • Glen Vaughan as Hunter
  • David Ross Paterson as Judge
  • Marcia Battise as Miriam
  • Tomas Boykin as Ori
  • Anthony Holiday as Maduba
  • Keston John as Henry
  • Reception

    Film Threat gave a positive review for the film, saying that their "only complaint about Elegy for a Revolutionary is that it’s a short and not a feature".

    References

    Elegy for a Revolutionary Wikipedia