Fiela's Child

– The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child)..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
1988
Original Name:
Fiela se Kind
Fiela's Child
Fiela's Child (1988) - Also known as Fiela se Kind

The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child) is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family. But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society, and he is removed from his foster parents. "This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day. It is the story of a mother´s enduring love and hope to see her taken son again. Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her. She raised a white castaway child, Benjamin, and teaches him the simple things in life."

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Release Date:

02 Feb 1988

Language:

Afrikaans, Afrikaans

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Plot:

A coloured woman in South Africa finds a white baby on her doorstep and raises him as her own. Nine years later,he is discovered and taken away.

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10

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