State of Violence
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| State of Violence | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Khalo Matabane |
| Written by | Khalo Matabane |
| Produced by | Michelle Wheatley, Jeremy Nathan |
| Starring | Fana Mokoena Presley Chweneyagae Neo Ntlatleng Lindi Matshikiza Vusi Kunene |
| Cinematography | Matthys Mocke |
| Edited by | Audrey Maurion |
Production company | DV8 |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Countries | France South Africa |
| Languages | Sotho TsotsiTaal |
State of Violence is a 2010 South African-French film written and directed by Khalo Matabane. The film features Fana Mokoena, Presley Chweneyagae, Neo Ntlatleng, Lindi Matshikiza, and Vusi Kunene. Its settings situated in black township, Alexander. State of violence focuses is on addressing various issues concerning violence in South African townships.
According to Tomaselli, during apartheid-era cinema lacked representation of Black people, and was affected by gender discrimination, classism and racial remarks for many years. This traditional cinema focused on subverting black realism by all means.
Since the beginning of the apartheid establishment, black masses have been excluded from participating throughout mainstream media expressions.
