Sophia's Homecoming

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Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title : Homecoming (The)
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1997
Format : Short
Running time : 26 (in minutes)

"Sophia's Homecoming" reminds us that the devastating personal effects of the massive social dislocations caused by apartheid can never be erased. Sophia, like so many other women, becomes a self-reliant provider for her family, working as a domestic for a white family in Windhoek for 12 years. When her husband Naftali finally finds a job, she returns home with the dream of resuming her former family life. She quickly discovers that during her absence her sister Selna has replaced her in the affections of her children - and her husband.

Director: Richard Pakleppa
Production: Les Ateliers de l'Arche (France), Catalyst Films (South Africa), La Sept ARTE (France), On Land Productions (Namibia)

Languages: Anglais, Afrikaans, Nana
Subtitles: Anglais

Festival:
ROTTERDAM 1997

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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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