Come see the bioscopeMovie
Sol Plaatje was a politician, novelist, historian, musician, translator of Shakespeare into vernacular language, and founder member of what was to become the African National Congress. In 1924, a visionary South African, Sol Plaatje, set out to bring the wonders of cinema to the community. Brandishing a few educational 16mm films under his arm, Plaatje arrives in a dusty, Blacks-only township in the Western Transvaal. He is looking for a venue which can be set up as a bioscope. Things do not seem promising, but Plaatje is first befriended by a helpful young boy. And then, despite prevailing apartheid obstacles, a room is found. The township community is excited and set to be overawed by the new celluloid world about to unfold before them.
About Come see the bioscope
Come see the bioscope is a 1994 history movie directed by Lance Gewer.
The production information lists a runtime of 26m, production credits from South Africa, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Ernest Ndhlovu, Simanga Nhlapo, Deborah Ramokagdi, Abdul Sadek. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
