The Kidnapper (Abathumbi) (1980) | Official Film | Innocent “Popo” Gumede | Jabulani Luthuli

When a mysterious gangster known only as “Boss” infiltrates the home of a local pastor with a devious scheme to abduct the pastor’s nephew in order to get a heavy ransom from the boy’s wealthy father, he is let down by the ineptitude and incompetence of his two underlings. The young nephew, together with his two cousins, work cleverly together, and with the help a good Samaritan neighbour, manage to defeat the crooks and their conniving gangster boss in order to rescue themselves and save the day. Director: Tonie van der Merwe Producer: Oubaas Olivier Stars: Innocent “Popo” Gumede, Jabulani Luthuli, Victor Nhleko  WATCH IT NOW ON https://vimeo.com/ondemand/abathumbi Follow Us on Social: Facebook -   / retroafrika   Instagram -   / retroafrika   *NOTICE* This film is one of hundreds (of films) that were produced in South Africa in the period 1980 – 1989, under what was known as the B-Scheme Subsidy*. The subsidy was introduced by the apartheid government to encourage producers to make films for the majority black audiences, with the idea of creating entertainment for the black population in the homelands (the areas designated for people of colour by the Group Areas Act of 1950**), and thereby keeping their minds off of political unrest. It is important to note that despite the circumstances surrounding the original production and release of this film, this film forms an important part of South Africa’s cultural film (and political) heritage and should be viewed in this context. *More About the B-Scheme Subsidy https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...    • The propaganda films of apartheid-era Sout...      • G.R.E.G. CNBC Africa Silver Screen   **More About the Group Areas Act of 1950 https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/...