Black Butterflies

Director:
Paula van der Oest

She searched for a home, she searched for love. Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of censorship. With men like Jack Cope and Andre Brink she found much love, but no home. In his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addresses her as one of the finest poets of South Africa. Biopic of author Ingrid Jonker.

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Director:
Paula van der Oest
Cast:
Carice van Houten
Rutger Hauer
Liam Cunningham
Country:
Olanda, Germania, Africa de Sud
Running time:
12h:00m
Section:
TIFF Edition:
2011