A Common Purpose (2012)
75 min
Twenty Five people are convicted of murder and fourteen of them are sentenced to hang, one lawyer is assassinated and the other chooses exile in this dramatic story behind a notorious murder trial that marks South Africa's transition from the apartheid era to a new South Africa. Told through the perspectives of defense lawyer, Andrea Durbach, The Independent journalist, John Carlin, and the accused themselves, the story unfolds to reveal a landmark victory in legal history's biggest case on extenuation. A timeless and inspirational story about the fight for justice in a country where injustice was enshrined in law.
- Release date
- December 5, 2012
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Justice Bekebeke as Self - 'Upington 25' accused #10
- Susan Bekebeke as Self - Justice Bekebeke's mother
- Myner Gudlani Bovu as Self - 'Upington 25' accused #5
- John Carlin as Self - South African correspondent 1989-1995, The Independent
- Evelina de Bruin as Self - Upington '25 accused' #18
- Andrea Durbach as Self - solicitor for the 'Upington 25'
- Alfred Gubula as Self
- Eric Gubula as Self
- Abel Kutu as Self - 'Upington 25' accused #3
Crew
- Anton Lubowski · Archive footage
- Mitzi Goldman · Director
- Mitzi Goldman · Producer
- Mark Ginsburg · Composer
- Ryan Grogan · Composer
- Hilary Balmond · Editor