Fearless, feisty and resolute, the "Rough Aunties" are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. This newest documentary by internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto (SISTERS IN LAW, DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE) follows the outspoken, multiracial cadre of Thuli, Mildred, Sdudla, Eureka and Jackie, as they wage a daily battle against systemic apathy, corruption and greed... (Full plot summary below)
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Fearless, feisty and resolute, the "Rough Aunties" are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. This newest documentary by internationally acclaimed director Kim Longinotto (SISTERS IN LAW, DIVORCE IRANIAN STYLE) follows the outspoken, multiracial cadre of Thuli, Mildred, Sdudla, Eureka and Jackie, as they wage a daily battle against systemic apathy, corruption and greed to help the most vulnerable and disenfranchised of their communities. Neither politics, nor social or racial divisions stand a chance against the united force of the women. Once again Longinotto has managed to bring us an intimate portrait of change from Africa, this time from post-apartheid South Africa, a nation being transformed with hope and energy into a new democracy.
Leave your thoughts about Rough Aunties.
| Film4Sophie IvanYes, it's tough - sometimes almost unbearable - to watch, but it's also impossible to look away; or to imagine another filmmaker who would approach this subject with such unsparing, steely commitment. |
| Total FilmTom DawsonA moving tribute to the dedication, humanity and camaraderie of its female subjects. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThere are moments of raw, almost unwatchably painful emotion and distress in Kim Longinotto's documentary about the women who work for the Bobbi Bear group, a multiracial volunteer initiative in Durban, South Africa... |
| Sky CinemaWill EntwhistleBoth shocking and thought-provoking, this -- although sometimes dragging -- develops to more than just a predictable story of child abuse and selfless care. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerKim Longinotto's documentary is at once powerfully inspirational and emotionally devastating, though it lacks focus in places and there are some questionable filmmaking choices. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonLonginotto misses the mark in a doc that only scratches the surface of South Africa's broader problems. |
| User ReviewJosh CThe best doco I've seen in a long time. It introduces us to a wonderful bunch of superwomen who spend their time working to improve the lives of the most powerless in their community - and not through simple charity, but through support and empowerment - and do so always with love in their hearts. This film is equally heartbreaking and uplifting and I (and my fellow viewers) didn't want it to end. N.B. I don't give 5 stars. Well, I didn't, until now. |
| User ReviewApril TThese women are real-world heroes. The film as such is less than perfect (a bit disjointed in places as it leaps from the horrific to the merely tragic with too much ease) but the story it tells is both harrowing and deeply uplifting, all the more so for being true. |
