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Status
Released
Release
2020
Runtime
1h 35m
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"The love for her family held no curfew. Needed no permit. Had no boundaries"
Based on a true story: South Africa, mid 70s. When her husband becomes too ill to work, Poppie is deemed by the law to be an illegal resident in her own country. Based on the Elsa Joubert novel regarded as one of the best African novels of the century.
13 Cast Members
Clementine Mosimane
Poppie Nongena
Anna-Mart van der Merwe
Antoinette Swanepoel
Chris Gxalaba
Stone Nongena
Nomsa Nene
Lena
Deon Nebulane
Plank
Aphiwe Sithole
Bonisile Nongena
Nicole Holm
Mrs. Retief
Letlotlo Zimkhitha Mohlabeng
Thandi Nongena
Thembaletu Ntuli
Weekend Nongena
Kathryn Beulah
Chrissie Swanepoel
Rolanda Marais
Magriet Swanepoel
Dawid Minnaar
Jan Swanepoel
Albert Pretorius
Mr. Strydom
