| Description |
1 online resource (91 min.) |
| Series |
New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-present |
| Summary |
In this deeply affecting portrait of ordinary courage in present-day South Africa, a single mother--Shirley Adams--struggles to care for her paraplegic teenage son, Donovan, in a depressed district on the outskirts of Cape Town. Wearied but resolute, she desperately clings to him as he withdraws from the world following a suicide attempt, and is hopeful when his spirits are momentarily lifted by the appearance of Tamsin, a pretty but overeager social worker. But when the relationship between Donovan and Tamsin sours, his fragile emotional health declines, and Shirley's faith and perseverance are put to the ultimate test. First-time director Oliver Hermanus's observant camera holds close to its subjects, capturing the claustrophobia, intimacy and hushed anguish surrounding the tender daily routines of a mother and her child |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 9, 2014) |
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This edition in English and Afrikaans with English subtitles |
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Won 2010 Carthage Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Award; Won 2009 Dubai International Film Festival |
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Women -- South Africa -- Drama
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Children with disabilities -- Care -- Drama
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Children with disabilities -- Care.
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Women.
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South Africa.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Drama.
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Fiction films.
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Films de fiction.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Arrison, Keenan.
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Newman, Denise (Actress)
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Child, Emily.
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Miller, Philip, 1964-
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Nokel, Maleen.
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Hermanus, Oliver.
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Wheatley, Michelle.
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Nathan, Jeremy.
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