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A young mathematical prodigy destined to study science, an orphaned child thrown into the barracks of Cape Town\u2019s Mitchell’s Plain township, his discovery of local hip-hop and his rise to the scene\u2019s throne… Just like the rainbow nation\u2019s history, Isaac “Mutant”‘s career is made up of light and shadow, terrible ruptures and fantastic creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man perfectly embodies the chaos of contemporary South Africa. Misunderstood, always between glitter and grime, Isaac has many reputations: part gang member, part Rasta, horrorcore boss with his former group DooKoom<\/a>… Yet, Isaac Mutant, who has worked with Die Antwoord and shared the stage with Public Enemy, has also been called the \u2018God of Afrikaans Rap\u2019 for his lyrical prowess. It is this fractured, sometimes censored narrative that Lebogang Rasethaba and Nthato Mokgata aka Spoek Mathambo<\/a> have decided to restore. Over a six year production process, the two directors have followed him in his different worlds, deep in his host communities. The film MUTANT tells the story of Isaac’s many lives and paints an intimate portrait of this astonishing rapological monster. An auteur documentary, MUTANT is also a radical assessment of a country still riven by social crises and racial division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n