Maids and Madams

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

52 minutes

Year:

1985

Director:

Mira Hamermesh

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Company:

Associated Film Productions,

Channel 4 Television

Cast:
Crew:
Christian Wangler

Producer

Mira Hamermesh

Director

Mira Hamermesh

Writer

Cliff Bestall

Director of Photography

Brain Tilly

Director of Photography