Surfing Soweto is a 2010 documentary film directed by Sara Blecher.
| Surfing Soweto | |
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| Directed by | Sara Blecher |
| Screenplay by | Justine Loots |
| Produced by | Sara Blecher |
| Cinematography | Dudley Saunders |
| Edited by | Karyn Bosch |
| Music by | Phillip Miller |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
Surfing Soweto is the story of a forgotten generation: Bitch Nigga, Lefa and Mzembe are three of the most notorious train surfers in Soweto. They represent a generation of alienated youth, born during the glowing promise after the demise of apartheid and yet without the skills or wherewithal to reap the benefits of their newly-won freedoms. Surfing Soweto shows them riding on the top of trains (train surfing) which in South Africa is known as "ukudlala istaff",[1] ducking as they hurtle past lethal electrical cables, and also in the intimacy of their homes and families.[2][3]
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