“Mandla” is the Zulu word for “Power”. Rural general surgeon Servaise de Kock approached us at Kerugma Productions in 2011 with the script and invited us to film the movie at the rural KwaZulu-Natal hospital he worked at. His vision was to produce, release and distribute the movie to especially rural areas. MANDLA is an authentically South African production and should be understood in this context. Overseas viewers may find the conditions in the hospital scenes (eg. scarcity of linen) strange, but we trust the reality of some conditions will not distract from the main message.
The movie is followed by a few interesting interviews and a “Behind the Scenes” section. In short the movie is about … Mandla enjoys the pleasures of life but is aware of an emptiness that is not filled. Then tragedy strikes and he needs to make a decision… Fiona has an unplanned pregnancy. She wants to get rid of the “blob of tissue,” when she realizes that maybe there is more to it … We all get to a point of need where we have to decide which way to go. Where are you heading?
This DVD was produced by Kerugma Productions, a faith-based venture that strives to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ by means of high quality media productions. For more information, please visit our website http://www.kerugma.org.
