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There is a wide range of ways in which people have represented Apartheid in popular culture. During and following the apartheid era in South Africa, apartheid has been referenced in many books, films, and other forms of art and literature. ==Movies referencing apartheid== *''Goodbye Bafana'', about Nelson Mandela's censor, James Gregory. *''Invictus'' starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman and directed by Clint Eastwood. A film based on Nelson Mandela's role in the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. The story is based on the John Carlin book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation. *''Stander'', about the South African police officer-turned-bank-robber, Andre Stander, during the 1970s and 1980s. *''Lethal Weapon 2'', starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover about two detectives investigating a South African diplomat who runs a drug smuggling ring. *''Cry Freedom'', about the activist Steven Biko and journalist Donald Woods *''The Power of One'', based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay *''Sarafina!'', a musical depicting the Soweto Riots. *''Cry, the Beloved Country'', based on the novel by Alan Paton. *''A Dry White Season'' based on the novel by André Brink *''The Wilby Conspiracy'' *''A World Apart'' *''Bopha!'' *''The Color of Friendship'', a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie *''In My Country'', based on the book ''Country of My Skull'' by Antjie Krog *''Catch a Fire'', based on the story of Patrick Chamusso, an apolitical man who becomes a freedom fighter against the South African state. *''Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony'', (Australia, 2002) *''Red Dust (2004)'' starring Hilary Swank based on the book Red Dust by Gillian Slovo, about the Truth & Reconciliation Commission trials which gave amnesty to those who told the whole truth about atrocities committed during apartheid. *''Skin (2008)'' *''District 9'' 2009 film, The title and premise of District 9 were inspired by events that took place in District Six, Cape Town during the apartheid era. *''The black butterfly'' 2011 film, The title of the movie is named after the poem of Ingrid Jonker, the daughter of Abraham Jonker. Ingrid Jonker was an South-African writer who didn't agree with Apartheid. Nelson Mandela used her poem 'The child' in his first speech in South-African Parliament in 1994. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Apartheid in popular culture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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