A young Greek refugee from Nazi Greece ends up in South Africa and becomes an internationally renowned human rights lawyer. He represents freedom fighters, including Mandela, in a political chess game and a negotiated end to apartheid. A champion of Constitutionalism in South Africa, Bizos was key in its creation.

With populism on the rise George speaks truth to power, advocating legal rights for the poor, and holding perpetrators of violence and corruption to account, including recent reopened inquests of activists murdered in the apartheid era.

The film juxtaposes the personal and political sides of George’s life showing the tapestry of his life and his motivation in his work. It uses public and never-before seen archive, his family’s 8mm and still archive, interviewing notables, colleagues, and family, engaging the viewer to the end.

Laurels:

2022 Selection: Encounters Film Festival

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