Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story (2018)

Original title

Ellen: Die Ellen Pakkies Storie

Directed by

Daryne Joshua

Genre

drama film

Country

South Africa

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

16

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman struggles with her son's drug addiction. The film shows how their relationship deteriorates and leads to a tragic event, followed by the legal consequences.

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What happens

Ellen: The Ellen Pakkies Story is a South African drama film, directed by Daryne Joshua. Based on true events, the film tells a story of the damaged relationship between a woman and her son, who is addicted to drug abuse. It also narrates the itinerary of events that led to the murder of her son, as well as the legal process that followed afterwards. It received multiple nominations at the 15th Africa Movie Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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