Home Media Magazine - June 8-14, 2008 - (Page 27)

MICHAEL APTED’S LANDMARK UP SERIES A NEW UP SERIES - NOW ON DVD IN THE TRADITION OF “RIVETING! 21 UP SOUTH AFRICA is particularly compelling and revealing.” -Sunday Morning Herald (Australia) “MOST DRAMATIC!” -The Age (Australia) “Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man.” The Jesuit maxim at the heart of the landmark UP Series has now been taken to South Africa, where a group of children, first filmed in 1992 at the age of 7, are now 21. Rich and poor, black, white and “mixed race,” these fascinating and revealing portraits offer unique insights into the social and political upheavals that have occurred throughout South Africa since the crumbling of apartheid. From township slums to apartheid-era mansions to the bushveldt, the children of 21 UP South Africa have experienced a multitude of change - just like the country itself. As with time-lapse photography, we see them at age 7 and 14 - with their disarming honesty and dreams for the future - and now at 21, part of the new South Africa. We also learn that AIDS has claimed the lives of three of these children. The Complete British UP Series is now available! Seven Films on Six Discs 710 minutes • $99.95 • FRF 912792D SRP: $24.95 • Catalog #: FRF 913331D 70 minutes, color Pre-book: JUNE 1 • Street Date: JUL 22 • www.firstrunfeatures.com 7 Y Email: sales@firstrunfeatures.com Website: www.firstrunfeatures.com TO ORDER CALL 1-800-229-8575 OR CONTACT YOUR DISTRIBUTOR “POTENT ENLIGHTENING!” “CRITIC’S PICK!” -Village Voice -New York Magazine -New York Times “FLUIDLY SHOT DEEPLY SENSITIVE SUBTLY PERCEPTIVE.” “EVOCATIVE & SUBVERSIVE!” -Film Journal International “FASCINATING!” -New York Post HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL The award-winning film tells the shocking and astonishing story of Africa’s last absolute monarch, the Kingdom of Swaziland. King Mswati III, perceived by many to be out of touch with his country, lives in luxury with his 13 wives, while his subjects suffer from crushing poverty and the world’s highest HIV rate. With unprecedented access, we meet headstrong first wife Queen LaMbikiza; eldest child and teen rapper, Princess Pashu; and King Mswati III himself – as well as those who are plotting the King’s downfall. In this “stunning” yet “inspiring” film, we witness the birth of a nation’s revolution – as well as the dawning awareness of a young Swazi princess. WINNER SPECIAL JURY PRIZE SRP: $24.95 • Catalog #: FRF 913348D 84 min., color, In English & siSwati w/English subt. http://www.firstrunfeatures.com http://www.firstrunfeatures.com http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

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