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Mama Africa (2011)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Mama Africa (2011)

90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Documentary about Miriam Makeba.

Director

Mika Kaurismäki

Writers

Mika Kaurismäki (written by) | Don Edkins (written by)

Producers

Rainer Kölmel (producer) | Debra Odutuyo (producer) (uncredited)

Composer

Andreas Schilling

Cinematographers

Jacques Cheuiche (director of photography) | Wolfgang Held (director of photography) | Frank Lehmann (director of photography) (as Frank Peter Lehmann) | Martina Radwan (director of photography) | Eran Tahor (director of photography)

Editors

André Bendocchi-Alves | Uwe Dresch | Karen Harley

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Release date

Nov 29, 2022 (United States)

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Miriam Makeba Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Transamerica (2005)
Bageot Bah Self Self See fewer	Mama Africa (2011)
Harry Belafonte Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bobby (I) (2006)
Stokely Carmichael Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011)
Kathleen Cleaver Self (as Kathleen Neal Cleaver) Self (as Kathleen Neal Cleaver) See fewer	Zabriskie Point (1970)
Leopoldo Fleming Self Self See fewer	Dial M for Music (1965)
Lorraine Gordon Self Self See fewer	Motian in Motion (2020)
Angélique Kidjo Self Self See fewer	The Woman King (2022)
Abigail Kubeka Self Self See fewer	Wild at Heart (2006)
Bongi Makeba Lee Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Nelson Lumumba Lee Self Self See fewer	Mama Africa (2011)
Zenzile Monique Lee Self Self See fewer	Mama Africa (2011)
Sipho Mabuse Self Self See fewer	Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Nelson Mandela Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Winnie Mandela Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	South Africa Belongs to Us (1980)
Hugh Masekela Self (as Hugh Ramopolo Masekela) Self (as Hugh Ramopolo Masekela) See fewer	The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Dorothy Masuka Self (as Dorothy Masuku) Self (as Dorothy Masuku) See fewer	Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
Zamo Mbutho Self (as Zamu Mbutho) Self (as Zamu Mbutho) See fewer	Masinga - The Calling (2024)
Joe Mogotsi Self Self See fewer	The World Unseen (2007)
Lionel Rogosin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Come Back, Africa (1959)
William Salter Self Self See fewer	Downtown Express (2011)
Paul Simon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	One-Trick Pony (1980)
Sivuca Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Best Things in the World (2010)
Mandla Zikalala Self Self See fewer	Mama Africa (2011)