Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Black Butterflies
Status
released
Original Language
nl

Where to watch free (US)

Plex Channel

Production Companies

CoBo Fonds logoCoBo Fonds
IDTV Film
Cool Beans
Spier Films logoSpier Films
Riba Film International
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