Poppie Nongena (2020)
- Directed by
- Christiaan Olwagen
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This biographical drama follows a black South African woman named Poppie Nongena as she battles apartheid-era laws that separate her from her family. The film shows her struggle to keep her children and home in the face of relentless government regulations.
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What happens
Poppie Nongena is a 2019 South African biographical drama film written and directed by award-winning director Christiaan Olwagen. The film is based on a biographical novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena (The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena) by Elsa Joubert which is also considered as one of the finest African novels of the twentieth century. The film stars Clementine Mosimane playing the title role, Anna-Mart van der Merwe and Chris Gxalaba in the lead roles. The film was released on 31 January 2020 and received positive reviews from the critics. It won several awards and nominations at a few film festivals. The film won 12 awards in the 2019 Silwerskerm Film Festival including the Best Film Accolade. The record haul of 12 awards is regarded as the highest tally ever recorded for a single film at an Afrikaans film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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