When & where?
- zaterdag, March 27, 2010 - 16:15
Filmhuis Den Haag zaal 2
- woensdag, March 31, 2010 - 17:30
Filmhuis Den Haag zaal 4
Shirley Adams
Oliver Hermanus
One year ago, Donovan was shot in the neck when he came home from school. Now, his mother Shirley Adams takes care of him. And that is no easy job, since Donovan is paralysed from the waist up. Her husband walked out on her and she had to sell all her possessions to pay the hospital bills for Donovan. And to make matters worse, the doctors consider that Shirley is not able to adequately care for her son. They’re not entirely wrong in their appreciation: Shirley is completely exhausted by looking after for Donovan all day. The hospital sends young Tamsin to help Shirley. Although she can definitely use some help, Shirley also feels threatened by the newcomer. Intimate and touching movie about the link between poverty and violence in South Africa.
South Africa 2009, 90 min.
Fiction, Video,
Spoken language: Afrikaans, English
Subtitles: Engels
Official website: http://www.shirleyadamsmovie.com
Awards: Best South African Film, Best Actress, Best First Feature Film - Durban International Film Festival 2009 Grand Prize - Palmares Festival International du Film d’Amiens 2009
Productions:
Visit Films
al@visitfilms.com
+1.718.312.8210
www.visitfilms.com
World sales:
DV8 Films
nomfundo@dv8.co.za
+27-11-880-0191
http://www.dv8.co.za/
