The love for her family held no curfew. Needed no permit. Had no boundaries
Based on a true story: South Africa, mid 70s. When her husband becomes too ill to work, Poppie is deemed by the law to be an illegal resident in her own country. Based on the Elsa Joubert novel regarded as one of the best African novels of the century.
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Clementine Mosimane
Poppie Nongena
