The story of a woman who loses her family to violence and poverty, but gains her own sense of self worth.
Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has lost all their worldly possessions to medical bills. Shirley has no money, no job and no husband - he left. The shooter is one of Donovan's childhood friends. Her reaction to the betrayal is so overwhelming that she chooses not to tell Donovan in fear of further damaging his already unstable emotional state. Determined to make a change in their lives, Shirley actively decides to embrace their new circumstances, hoping that Donovan will follow her example.
Oliver Hermanus
Director
Stavros Pamballis
Writer
Denise Newman
Shirley Adams
Keenan Arrison
Donovan Adams
Emily Child
Tamsin
Theresa Sedras
Kariema Samsodien
Gamiet Petersen
Kariem Samsodien
Travis Snyders
Jeremy Jacobs
Lee-Ann Van Rooi
Philda Jacobs
David Müller
Kurt Williams
Adrian Galley
Doctor
Sky62%
The Return68%
Tigertail67%
I Never Sang for My Father66%
TalhotBlond63%
Ballistic60%
Nothing Personal65%
Gigi & Nate76%
The House on Carroll Street58%
Killer's Kiss63%
Adopt a Highway66%
Dad63%
The Girl in the Book58%
The Browning Version64%
Home67%
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds73%
Hoovey65%
The Pumpkin Eater67%
Second Best67%
Dirt61%
