Learning on ScreenBetween Confession and Prosecution: Truth and Reconciliation
- Synopsis
- Part of a series exploring ways of resolving conflicts across Africa. Here, former policeman Wouter Mentz has applied to the South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission for amnesty relating to his role in 21 murders, including that of Brian Nyalung, a turned ANC operative (askari) who worked at the notorious dirty tricks base, Vlaakplass. The film shows Mentz’s testimony before the Commission and his struggle to find a new life in the new South Africa. It asks if the truth can heal his wounds and those of his victims.
- Series
- Africa: Search for Common Ground
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
- Year of production
- 1998
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- Development studies; Politics & government
- Keywords
- Africa; apartheid; South Africa
Production Company
- Name
Cape Town
- Address
- South Africa
- Name
Common Ground Productions
- cpt@sfcg.org
- Phone
- 001 202 265 4300
- Fax
- 001 202 232 6718
- Address
- 1601 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington DC 20009
USA
Distributor
- Name
TVE
- General email: tve@tve.org.uk.Sales and outreach: distribution@tve.org.uk
- Web
- http://tve.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 91 (11) 26 410 684
- Address
- 46 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QJ - Notes
- TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.
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