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If the Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand in 1981 had been halted from the outset, the impact on the hearts and minds of South Africans would not have been as profound. The original point of difference of this Leanne Pooley-directed film is that it shows how events in New Zealand (captured powerfully in Merata Mita's documentary Patu!) played out in South Africa; how it energized blacks, and shamed whites as never before, stimulating long overdue democratic change.
When Nigeria (and 24 other African countries) boycotted the 1978 Commonwealth Games in protest at New Zealand's sporting links with Apartheid-era South Africa, critics loudly proclaimed that sport and politics should not mix. The Government of ...
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I was 19 and went on all but 3 of the Wellington marches. This far down the years I have no regrets. Meeting Tutu was like meeting Martin Luther King.
The film is available on DVD and can be purchased from the Filmshop (click on 'buy' tab below and to the right of the player), or from the makers' website: http://www.spacific.co.nz/buy-docos/.
Agreed! Has it even been released on DVD? The 1981 Tour is bing studied at my kids' high school, and they're looking for source material. This documentary looks extremely relevant and interesting. But I can't find it anywhere...
Is it possible to see the full documentary.? A great follow up to "Patu!".
NZ needs to be reminded about that emotional time.. I was 15 when the tour arrived. Chaos and passion divided families.
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Don
Posted at 03.56PM - 09.01.2012
I'll never forget being called a nigger lover for opposing the tour. Funny thing is, you can't find anyone who was pro tour these days.