Born in Johannesburg , South Africa , Darrell James Roodt grew up during the height of apartheid-era South Africa . His early films like '' Place of weeping '' strongly condemned apartheid . Roodt was astounded that no one was addressing the conditions of apartheid through the medium of film , thus '' Place of weeping '' is considered to be the first overtly anti-apartheid film made by a South African . Roodt is quoted as saying '' " I did n’t do it from a leftist , agit-prop point of view ; rather , I tried to explore characters caught up in quagmire of those turbulent times . Consequently I was never celebrated ( for want of a better word ) as a leftist film-maker . " '' His film '' Sarafina ! '' was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival . His 2012 film '' Little One '' was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards , but it did not make the final shortlist
1992 Cannes Film Festival
1992 Cannes Film Festival
Darrell Roodt