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Shirley Adams (2009)

| Drama | 26 October 2011 (France)
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Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams ... See full summary »

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Shirley Adams
Keenan Arrison ...
Donovan Adams
Emily Child ...
Tamsin Ranger
Theresa Sedras ...
Kariema Samsodien
Gamiet Peterson ...
Kariem Samsodien (as Gamiet Petersen)
Travis Snyders ...
Jeremy Jacobs
Lee-Ann Van Rooi ...
Philda Jacobs (as Lee-Ann van Rooi)
David Muller ...
Kurt Williams
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Doctor
Sasha Lee ...
Sasha
Lu Chase ...
Nurse
Ruth Mpukwana ...
Pharmacy Assistant #2
Suzanne Elizabeth Duncan ...
Receptionist
Mntuwelilizwe Ndamane ...
Bailiff
Marlene Hyland ...
Judge (as Marlene Hylard)
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Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has lost all their worldly possessions to medical bills. Shirley has no money, no job and no husband - he left shooter is one of Donovan's childhood friends. Her reaction to the betrayal is so overwhelming that she chooses not to tell Donovan in fear of further damaging his already unstable emotional state. Determined to make a change in their lives, Shirley actively decides to embrace their new circumstances, hoping that Donovan will follow her example. But his mental state continues to deteriorate and Tamsin is unsuccessful in distracting him without a trace months ago. Shirley's life now consists of trying to make ends meet by shoplifting and relying on the charity of others. When a young, eager occupational therapist, Tamsin Ranger, comes into their lives, Shirley hopes that it might lift her... Written by Oliver Hermanus

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The story of a woman who loses her family to violence and poverty, but gains her own sense of self worth.

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