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''[[Bopha!]]'' ("Handcuffed!") is the name of a play by [[Percy Mtwa]] (1953-), as well as the name of a movie based on the play.  

= The stage play =

A play about family strife and loyalties during the 1970-1980 troubles, it tells the story of a son, whose father is a policeman working for the oppressors, while he is an activist involved in the anti-apartheid struggle.  

First published in [[D. Ndlovu]] (ed) ''[[Woza Afrika! An Anthology of South African Plays]]'' by [[Braziller]], 1986.

==Translations and adaptations==

In 1986 a TV documentary was made of the staged version of ''[[Bopha!]]'', narrated by Sidney Poitier.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

First performed in the [[Laager]] at The [[Market Theatre]] as a [[Market Theatre]] and [[Earth Players]] collaboration in October 1985. directed by [[Percy Mtwa]], starring [[Aubrey Radebe]], [[Aubrey Moalosi Molefe]], [[Sydney Khumalo]].  

Performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1986, directed by [[Percy Mtwa]], starring [[Aubrey Radebe]], [[Aubrey Moalosi Molefe]], [[Sydney Khumalo]].

= The film version =

In 1993 a film version of ''[[Bopha!]]'' was produced by Arsenio Hall Communications, based on Mtwa's play, with a screenplay by Brian Bird and John Wierick. It was directed by Morgan Freeman with ''inter alia'' Danny Glover, Malcolm McDonald, Alfre Woodard, [[Marius Weyers]] and [[Sello Maake ka Ncube]].

= Sources =

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211970/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_2

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106464/?ref_=nm_knf_i1

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