Overview
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
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Setting
Set in South Africa
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Helen CrawleyScreenplay
- Jessie KeytScreenplay
- Helena KrielScreenplay
- Anthony FabianStory
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 24, 2009
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- South Africa, United Kingdom
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In the United States
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Cast
Sophie OkonedoSandra Laing
Sam NeillAbraham Laing
Alice KrigeSannie Lang
Tony KgorogePetrus Zwane- Ella RamangwaneYoung Sandra
Morné VisserDoctor Sparks
Faniswa YisaNora Molefe
Tongayi ChirisaTownship Priest
Danny KeoghVan Tonder
Jeremy CrutchleyTV Reporter- Terri Ann EcksteinElsie Laing (aged 19)
- Bongani MasondoHenry Laing (aged 20)
Dan RobbertseFactory Foreman
Jonathan TaylorTV Sound Recordist- Nomathamsanga BalekaFactory Worker
- Hannes BrummerLeon Laing
- Onida CowanMiss Van Uys
Jacques GombaultTeacher Saying Grace
José DomingosMale Journalist- Duan SaaymanBoy in Classroom
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