Black Butterflies 2011

6.2/10


IMDB Rating : 6.2


FD Smart Rating : 6.2


Synopsis : South African poet Ingrid Jonker's exuberant nature is destroyed by the repeated betrayals of her lover and her complex relationship with her father.


Regions Available ( 2 ) :
Netherlands , Belgium

Directors:

Paula van der Oest

Creators:

Greg Latter

Languages:

English [Original]

Subtitles:

Dutch

Genres:

Biography, Drama

Release Date:

2011

Run Time:

1h35m

Maturity Rating:

Allowed for ages 12 years and older.

She searched for a home, she searched for love. Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of censorship. With men like Jack Cope and Andre Brink she found much love, but no home. In his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem 'The Dead Child of Nyanga' and addresses her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.