Come Back, Africa

1959 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 375 VOTES · DIR. Lionel Rogosin

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Overview

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

Dialogue Timeline — 67 lines

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00:04:27 Where's my bunk?
00:04:42 You can take that bed there.
00:04:53 The recruiting officer said the way to get work in Johannesburg
00:05:09 You mean I can't get work in Johannesburg?
00:05:23 You might have to stay home.
00:05:30 Come on, you've got to go to the mine school for your tests.
00:09:14 I can't manage on less than four pounds a month.
00:09:24 We should ask the Induna.
00:09:32 I'll wait here.
00:11:40 That's going to be difficult. They don't just give passes away.
00:11:52 One to visit friends in mines, and another to work in Johannesburg.
00:17:12 My job isn't going too well.
00:17:29 I don't think I'm going to hang around.
00:17:42 I work up there for some woman.
00:17:53 Well, if you've got problems come and see me, I know Johannesburg very well.
00:41:16 Vinah came yesterday, Saturday.
00:41:26 - Permit? - They'll arrest you without it.
00:41:38 What's the point of that?
00:41:47 Next door they're moving to Meadowlands.
01:15:37 Who's this man, Kaffir?
01:15:48 You got a permit to stay here?
01:16:42 It's terrible, the police raided my room. What are they going to do to him?
01:16:55 No, he'll do ten days at the most.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed67
Dialogue density0.7 lines / min
First line00:04:27
Final line01:16:55

Production Record

DirectorLionel Rogosin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70,000
IMDb votes375