This award-winning South African movie is about an retarded orphaned six-year-old boy who is taken in by a young black boy and a caring old white lady. They settle down into a happy if unconventional family unit. When the orphan is forced to go to school, he encounters problems with the local bully and his gang. In spite of some help from a young girl and an old man, he is forced to face up to his tormenters and discovers compassion and family love.
95 minutes, No persons under 10 Drama, On the art circuit
Prejudice in terms of racism as well as prejudice against a mentally retarded boy, resulting in his humiliation and cruel bullying form part of the core issues in this movie. It is disturbing not only in terms of explicit violence, but also in a psychological sense.
