• Director(s)

    MPUMI 'SUPA' MBELE

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    11/10/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary, Music

  • Approx. running minutes

    90m

Film

Music Is My Life

mild real violence, racism

MUSIC IS MY LIFE is a documentary about Dr. Joseph Shabalala, the late founder and musical director of the South African singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. …

MUSIC IS MY LIFE is a documentary about Dr. Joseph Shabalala, the late founder and musical director of the South African singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

violence
There is brief use of undetailed footage of violence and unrest in 1970s South Africa, including sight of police firing guns towards Black protesters. The footage also includes an image of a person with a bandaged head, but there is no visible blood, and no one is shown being injured on screen. Other scenes feature verbal references to gun murders, including that of Shabalala’s brother Headman, which is implied to have possibly been motivated by racism.
discrimination
There are occasional mild references to historical racism and Apartheid in South Africa, including brief sight of ‘Europeans only’ signs. The film carries a clear anti-racism message.
additional issues
There are brief references to the harsh conditions suffered by Black miners during Apartheid, including sight of a photograph of a line of workers who have been made to strip naked to prove that they have not stolen from the mine; the photograph features rear nudity. There are mild references to illness and bereavement. Other issues include infrequent very mild references to Shabalala having been a ‘ladies man’ in his youth, and having had multiple girlfriends at a time.

  • Director(s)

    MPUMI 'SUPA' MBELE

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    11/10/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary, Music

  • Approx. running minutes

    90m

mild real violence, racism
Classified Date:
07/10/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Speak Up Films Ltd
violence
There is brief use of undetailed footage of violence and unrest in 1970s South Africa, including sight of police firing guns towards Black protesters. The footage also includes an image of a person with a bandaged head, but there is no visible blood, and no one is shown being injured on screen. Other scenes feature verbal references to gun murders, including that of Shabalala’s brother Headman, which is implied to have possibly been motivated by racism.
discrimination
There are occasional mild references to historical racism and Apartheid in South Africa, including brief sight of ‘Europeans only’ signs. The film carries a clear anti-racism message.
additional issues
There are brief references to the harsh conditions suffered by Black miners during Apartheid, including sight of a photograph of a line of workers who have been made to strip naked to prove that they have not stolen from the mine; the photograph features rear nudity. There are mild references to illness and bereavement. Other issues include infrequent very mild references to Shabalala having been a ‘ladies man’ in his youth, and having had multiple girlfriends at a time.

  • Classified date

    07/10/2022

  • Language

    English