| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 75 min.) |
| Summary |
Twenty-five people are convicted of the murder on one man, fourteen are sentenced to hang, one lawyer is assassinated and the other goes into exile. A common purpose is the dramatic story behind a notorious murder trial that marks South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy. Told through the perspectives of defence lawyer, Andrea Durbach, Independent journalist John Carlin and the accused, the story unfolds to reveal one of legal history's biggest cases on the death penalty. A common purpose tells a timeless and inspirational story about a struggle for justice in a country where injustice was entrenched in the law. "This emotionally affecting chronicle of the infamous 'Upington 25', trial which lasted from 1985-91, won the audience vote for best documentary at the SFF and represents a career highlight for respected Aussie filmmaker Mitzi Goldman." Richard Kuipers, Variety. Awards: Finalist in AFI AACTA Awards 2012 Finalist Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival 2012 Selected Encounters Film Festival, South Africa 2012 Winner Audience Award at Sydney Film Festival 2011 Nominated as Best Documentary at ATOM Awards 2011 Produced and Directed by Mitzi Goldman. Edited by Hilary Balmond. Original Score by Mark Ginsburg and Ryan Grogan |
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Title from title frames |
| Event |
Originally produced by Looking Glass Pictures in 2011 |
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Capital punishment -- South Africa -- Upington
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Trials (Murder) -- South Africa -- Upington
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Democracy -- South Africa -- Upington
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Apartheid -- South Africa -- Upington
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Apartheid.
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Capital punishment.
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Democracy.
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Trials (Murder)
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South Africa -- Upington.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Durbach, Andrea, 1957- speaker
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Carlin, John, speaker
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Goldman, Mitzi, producer, director
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Balmond, Hilary, editor
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