Asinamali

Five blacks in South Africa end up in jail, for crimes which range from shooting a security policeman to sleeping with a white boss wife. What they all share is the conviction that the 'day of reckoning' is at hand. Asinamali was filmed in Johannesburg during the State of Emergency before an audience which included Winnie Mandela. The play proved highly controversial! One performance was interrupted by an armed mob, who were out to kill the author. Failing to find him, they killed the play´s promoter instead. Written and acted by blacks from the townchips, the play offers a rare insight into the causes of violence in South Africa today.