You Have Struck a Rock!
You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle. It recovers the remarkable "women's campaigns" of the 1950s against the hated pass system. This massive, non-violent civil disobedience movement was only finally crushed by the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of anti-apartheid organizations. Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Dora Tamana and other leaders recall this struggle and their imprisonment and banning. Yet they remain undaunted, demonstrating the South African proverb: "When you have touched a woman, you have struck a rock."
Writer: Diana Boernstein
Director: Deborah May
Writer: Deborah May
Cast
Lilian Ngoyi
Herself
Dora Tamana
Herself
Helen Joseph
Herself
Amina Cachalia
Herself
Frances Baard
Herself
Letta Mbulu
Narrator
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