Produced in 1987, this 70 minute drama was directed by Tonie vd Merwe and produced by Oubaas Olivier. The cast includes Sizwe Dlamini, Popo Gumede & Gugu Mhlanga. Be sure to watch it this Sunday night on SABC1!
TAGLINE
A moving tale involving two orphans, a widower and a beautiful social worker, and how their lives all come together at the end.
SYNOPSIS
A touching story of two families – one poor, and the other rich. A young boy and his sister, raised by their cruel and vicious stepmother, live poor and difficult lives. Beaten and starved by their stepmom, the two children only have one another for comfort
and support. Meanwhile a prominent business man, and single father, has brought his mother to stay with him to help care for his ailing daughter. A beautiful Social Worker enters the scene and befriends the two abused children, and when the wealthy business man’s daughter sadly passes away, a series of events begin to unfold, entwining these people’s fates and bringing all them all together at the end.
this was the gratest movie (ezintandaneni) i really enjoyed it ……the only one thing I wanna know is the city that this movie took place at!
Good morning! It was filmed in Kwazulu-Natal!
Maritzberg to be exact. Glad you enjoyed the film – please help the initiative by telling friends and family to tune in on Sundays and follow our Twitter (@Retroafrika and facebook /retroafrika). We have loads more coming 🙂