Zackie Achmat
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About
Director and activist known for socially-conscious films like Apostles of Civilised Vice and Law and Freedom. He has been active in LGBT and Social Justice communities.
Before Fame
He grew up in Salt River, Cape Town during apartheid.
Trivia
He was diagnosed with HIV in 1990 and suffered from a heart attack in 2005.
Family Life
He married his partner Dalli Weyers in 2005.
Associated With
He was given the Nelson Mandela Health and Human Rights Award in 2003.
