Despite its enormous length (I had to watch it in two sittings) - it was like a book one couldn't put down. Perhaps the songs are not all that memorable, but the spirit of the thing glows on forever. I cannot understand comments that a musical (clearly designed for stage) is not ...
Not really. In “Sarafina!” (MPAA-rated PG-13 for apartheid-driven violence)--or at least in its dreams--thembaqanga can drown out the gunfire, hope can triumph, and art can retake the arena. Just as much as the songs, this idealism is infectious. In a world that too often shows ...