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Soweto (/sɵˈweɪtoʊ/, /sɵˈwɛtoʊ/, or /sɵˈwiːtoʊ/) is an urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships. Formerly a separate municipality, it is now incorporated in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Suburbs of Johannesburg.
The history of African townships south west of Johannesburg that would later form Soweto was propelled by the increasing eviction of Africans by city and state authorities. Africans had been drawn to work on the gold mines that were established after 1886. From the start they were accommodated in separate areas on the outskirts of Johannesburg, such as Brickfields (Newtown). In 1904 British-controlled city authorities removed African and Indian residents of Brickfields to an "evacuation camp" at Klipspruit municipal sewage farm (not Kliptown, a separate township) outside the Johannesburg municipal boundary, following a reported outbreak of plague. Two further townships were laid out to the east and the west of Johannesburg in 1918. Townships to the south west of Johannesburg followed, starting with Pimville in 1934 (a renamed part of Klipspruit) and Orlando in 1935.
Actors: Marcus E. Munroe (producer), Marcus E. Munroe (actor), Soweto Bosia (director), Soweto Bosia (actor), Soweto Bosia (producer), Soweto Bosia (writer), Todd Stereo Williams (director), Todd Stereo Williams (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: John C. Reilly (actor), Tilda Swinton (actress), Gabriella Ludlow (miscellaneous crew), Scott Ferlisi (miscellaneous crew), Christine Langan (producer), Steven Soderbergh (producer), Eva Z. Cabrera (miscellaneous crew), Tilda Swinton (producer), Carol A. Compton (miscellaneous crew), Joseph Basile (actor), Christos Michaels (miscellaneous crew), Simon Greenall (producer), José Tejada (miscellaneous crew), Siobhan Fallon (actress), Leslie Lyles (actress),
Plot: Eva Khatchadourian is trying to piece together her life following the "incident". Once a successful travel writer, she is forced to take whatever job comes her way, which of late is as a clerk in a travel agency. She lives a solitary life as people who know about her situation openly shun her, even to the point of violent actions toward her. She, in turn, fosters that solitary life because of the incident, the aftermath of which has turned her into a meek and scared woman. That incident involved her son Kevin Khatchadourian, who is now approaching his eighteenth birthday. Eva and Kevin have always had a troubled relationship, even when he was an infant. Whatever troubles he saw, Franklin, Eva's complacent husband, just attributed it to Kevin being a typical boy. The incident may be seen by both Kevin and Eva as his ultimate act in defiance against his mother.
Keywords: 15-year-old, 17-year-old, alienation, american-flag, anger, animal-cruelty, answering-machine, ant, apology, archeryActors: Chiwetel Ejiofor (actor), Jonny Persey (producer), Stewart Le Marechal (producer), Vicky Cole (miscellaneous crew), Jann Turner (director), Paulette P. Williams (actress), Darvina Plante (actress),
Plot: Having left Brixton and become a successful business woman, Tiki returns to catch up on her old flame, Soweto. He appears to have wasted his life away, living in a squat. The two people and cultures collide but has Tiki got it all figured out?
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