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The Mother's House (2005)

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Genre
documentary film
Country
South Africa

How it feels

A documentary filmmaker follows three generations of a South African family living in a Cape Town shantytown over four years. It shows the daily challenges they face including family troubles and the encroaching dangers of violence and drugs.

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What happens

est un film documentaire sud-africain réalisé par François Verster, sorti en 2005. Pendant quatre ans, un réalisateur documentaire est sur les traces de Miché, Valencia, sa mère, et Amy, sa grand-mère. Ces trois générations de la famille Moses vivent ensemble dans un des bidonvilles du Cap. A 11 ans, Miché sourit à la caméra : le monde est à ses pieds. Mais avec le temps et les problèmes de famille qui vont grandissant, la violence et la drogue s’invitent dans la vie de Miché. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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