History of the Main Complaint

History of the Main Complaint is the sixth film of a series and is based on twentyone drawings It was made shortly after the establishment in South Africa of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission headed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu It was set up to conduct a series of public hearings into abuses of human rights perpetrated during the apartheid era The hearings in which individuals told their stories of personal suffering were held in order to make reparation for abuse and in the hope of creating reconciliation between peoples The underlying theme of this film is a self recognition of white responsibility This is played out through a medical investigation into the body of Soho Eckstein the white propertydeveloping magnate and greedycapitalist protagonist of most of the preceding films which provides the starting point for a revelation of conscience tateorguk