Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught up in the growing anti-apartheid struggle and has to choose between individual gain and a united stand against the system.
Released
France
May 21, 1988
(Cannes Film Festival)
South Africa
August 16, 1988
(Johannesburg Weekly Mail Film Festival)
Australia
October 20, 1988
Sweden
January 31, 1989
(Göteborg Film Festival)
Canada
September 10, 1989
(Toronto International Film Festival)
United States of America
December 3, 1989
(limited)
The Netherlands
April 27, 1990
Japan
July 7, 1990
Estonia
November 2, 1999
(South African Film Week)