Black Butterflies
– Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship, Ingrid Jonker searched for a ho..
Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship, Ingrid Jonker searched for a home, searched for love. With men like Jack Cope and André Brink she found much love, but no home. Later, in his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addressed her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.
31 Mar 2011
English
Paula van der Oest
Greg Latter
Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer, Graham Clarke
She searched for a home, she searched for love. Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of censorship. With men like Jack Cope and Andre Brink she found much love, but no home. In his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addresses her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.
7 wins & 4 nominations.
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