Cast

Barbara Hershey David Suchet Jodhi May Jeroen Krabbé Nadine Chalmers Maria Pilar

Credits

Written by: Shawn Slovo

Plot

In 1963 Johannesburg, a thirteen-year-old girl discovers her mother's secret life as an anti-apartheid activist who is arrested, in a drama based on the director Shawn Slovo's experience.

Sinekatalog’s take

A powerful and humane anti-apartheid drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (1,983 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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