Black Butterflies
DramaRomance
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.
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A deeply felt, poetic exploration of a troubled artist's life against the backdrop of apartheid. It's a quiet, intimate film that lingers, evoking a sense of longing and the search for belonging amidst societal turmoil.
melancholicintrospectiveromanticpoignantslow-burnperiod dramaarthousecharacter studyartistic strugglepolitical oppressionforbidden loveidentity
apartheidwoman director
