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Maids and Madams (1985)
Directed by Mira Hamermesh
Documentary · 52m
Over a million black women live in a state of domestic bondage, underpaid, working long hours, at the mercy of draconian laws which separate them from their own families. This powerful 1985 documentary, shot in South Africa, examines the tragedy of Apartheid through the complex relationship between a black household worker and her white employer. This domestic situation is a microcosm of the situation at large.
Crew
- Director
- Mira Hamermesh
- Writer
- Mira Hamermesh
- Director of Photography
- Cliff Bestall, Brain Tilly
- Editor
- Terry Twigg
- Producer
- Christian Wangler
Details
- Release date
- 1985-06-22
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Associated Film Productions, Channel 4 Television