Movie

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.

Director

Mira Hamermesh

Screenplay

Mira Hamermesh

Status

Released

Release date

22/06/1985

Original language

English