Movies: Villon Films

  • 1986
    Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

    Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt (1986)

    Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

    01986HD

    At its peak, one million New York Jews spent their summers in the Borscht Belt, the birthplace of Jewish-American iconoclastic humor. This film shows how these Catskills communities were run by women, and how class divisions were reflected in the res...

    Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
  • 1977
    South Africa: The White Laager

    South Africa: The White Laager (1977)

    South Africa: The White Laager

    01977HD

    Explores the history of the Afrikaners and Afrikaner nationalism, and the development of apartheid and its relevance to South Africa's political situation today....

    South Africa: The White Laager
  • 1986
    Nelson Mandela: Prisoner to President

    Nelson Mandela: Prisoner to President (1986)

    Nelson Mandela: Prisoner to President

    01986HD

    This is the story of the life of the pre-eminent figures of the twentieth century, Nelson Mandela, up until his release after 27 years of prison. It takes us from boyhood with roots firmly embedded in the soil of Africa, through his political trainin...

    Nelson Mandela: Prisoner to President
  • 1969
    Winnie Mandela: Under Apartheid

    Winnie Mandela: Under Apartheid (1969)

    Winnie Mandela: Under Apartheid

    01969HD

    During the more than a quarter of a century that her husband spent in jail, Winnie Mandela was persecuted by the white authorities, first to put pressure on her husband, and then because she developed as a leader in her own right. Under enormous cons...

    Winnie Mandela: Under Apartheid