Shirley Adams | TIFF

Shirley Adams

(Shirley Adams )
Oliver Hermanus

In the depressed Cape Town neighborhood of Cape Flats, a single mother contemplates her fate and cautiously accepts the help of an overeager social worker as she struggles to care for her paraplegic and suicidal son.

Awards & Festivals: Locarno 2009, Toronto 2009, Rio 2009, Amiens 2009, Cea mai bună actriţă, Cel mai bun film sud-african, Cel mai bun debut - Durban 2009

Director 
Oliver Hermanus
Cast 
Denise Newman
Keenan Arrison
Theresa C. Sedras
Emily Childs
Lee-Ann van Rooi
Country 
South Africa, USA, Great Britain
Running time 
12h:00m
Section 
TIFF Edition 

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