Sophiatown Filming Locations

Sophiatown filming locations

Where was Sophiatown filmed? Sophiatown was filmed in 3 locations across South Africa in the following places:

Sophiatown Filming Locations

Meadowlands is a suburb of Soweto, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It was founded in the early 1950s during the apartheid era for black residents from Sophiatown.

Sophiatown, also known as Sof'town or Kofifi, is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Sophiatown was a poor multi-racial area and a black cultural hub that was destroyed under apartheid.

Yeoville is an inner city neighbourhood of Johannesburg, in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. It is located in Region F. Originally intended as a "well-to-do" neighbourhood, it instead developed into a white working class and lower middle class area as the city expanded northwards and public rail access improved.

Sophiatown (2003)
Runtime: 82 minutes
Rating: 8.2
Release year: 2003
IMDB: tt0399675
Plot summary

Genres
Documentary
Music
Cast
Jonas Gwangwa
Abdullah Ibrahim
Nelson Mandela
Hugh Masekela
Directors
Pascale Lamche
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Sophiatown filming locations