Political Themes of World Cinema Films

Political Themes of World Cinema Films

1. Tsotsi

   • Themes Relating To South Africa
     • Apartheid/Post Apartheid
       • Racial segregation due to the national party (1948 to 1994)
         • Ended in 1991 (under Nelson Mandela)
         • Black Africans couldn't vote, and were made to mine the natural resources in local caves/quarries
           • Morris- crippled as a result of mining- now homeless- poverty in the slums

2. La Zona

   • Themes Relating To Mexico
     • Crime and corruption
       • The Assembly (vigilante group in The Zone)

3. Sin Nombre

   • Themes Relating To Mexico

4. District 9

   • Themes Relating To South Africa
     • HIV/Disease/Death
       • Tsotsi- His mother died of HIV
         • Lots of posters around the train station "HIV affects us all"
   • Prawns represent coloured citizens during the Apartheid
     • Use of Aliens because the racial tension led to the local black communities losing their human rights
     • Parktown Prawn- A pest in South Africa
   • Racism/Xenophobia represented through speciesism