Decades ago, a South African, Soloman Linda, lived during the era of Apartheid. He had musical talent and came up with a chant that if you squint your ears sounds like the a-weem-oh-whep that begins The Lion Sleeps Tonight. None of the lyrics in Lion were written till much later. There is no doubt that Linda's chant was sold to music companies who expanded on it, made money, and failed to pay Linda's family the royalties they deserved. This doc is a long and winding road which traces the determined efforts of people to see that justice is done. It's not a happy ending as the man who started the effort to right the wrong eventually comes to realize that Linda's family has not dealt honestly with him. A lesson in what have you done for me lately?
Review of ReMastered: The Lion's Share
