
You Have Struck a Rock! (1981)
0h 28m | PG-13
You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success of the anti-apartheid struggle. It recovers the remarkable "women's campaigns" of the 1950s against the hated pass system. This massive, non-violent civil disobedience movement was only finally crushed by the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of anti-apartheid organizations. Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Dora Tamana and other leaders recall this struggle and their imprisonment and banning. Yet they remain undaunted, demonstrating the South African proverb: "When you have touched a woman, you have struck a rock."
Director: Deborah May
Studio: N/A
Genre: Documentary
Video: 720p
Cast

Lilian Ngoyi
as Herself

Dora Tamana
as Herself

Helen Joseph
as Herself

Amina Cachalia
as Herself

Frances Baard
as Herself

Letta Mbulu
as Narrator