Based on the Elsa Joubert novel "The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena", regarded as one of the best African novels of the twentieth century.
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Clementine Mosimane | ... | Poppie Nongena |
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Anna-Mart van der Merwe | ... | Antoinette Swanepoel |
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Nomsa Nene | ... | Lena |
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Chris Gxalaba | ... | Stone Nongena |
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Deon Nebulane | ... | Plank |
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Aphiwe Sithole | ... | Bonisile Nongena |
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Nicole Holm | ... | Mrs. Retief |
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Letlotlo Zimkhitha Mohlabeng | ... | Thandi Nongena (as Zimkhitha Letlotlo) |
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Thembalethu Ntuli | ... | Weekend Nongena |
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Kathryn Beulah | ... | Chrissie Swanepoel |
| Rolanda Marais | ... | Magriet Swanepoel | |
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Dawid Minnaar | ... | Jan Swanepoel |
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Beer Adriaanse | ... | Koos |
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Chris April | ... | Mr. Makwena |
| Jacques Bessenger | ... | Mr. Steyn | |
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Poppie Nongena tells the story of a South African woman, an Afrikaans speaking Xhosa mother, whose life revolves around her family and finding stability in a period of insufferable upheaval in the country. When her husband, Stone, became too ill to work, Poppie was deemed by the law to be an "illegal" resident in her own country. She engaged in a desperate struggle with the authorities for permission to stay, moving from house to house, applying for permits, applying for extensions, extensions of extensions, and using every means at her disposal to remain with her children. Caught in the cross fire of her children's needs, her husband's illness, community anger and repressive laws, she was finally forced to give in just as the 1976 riots for freedom erupted. Written by Helena Spring Films
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The Love For Her Family Held No Curfew. Needed No Permit. Had No Boundaries.Parents Guide:
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Country:
South AfricaRelease Date:
31 January 2020 (South Africa) See more »Also Known As:
Поппи Нонгена See more »Filming Locations:
Cape Town, South AfricaEdit
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It shows the appartheid beyond white and black. It shows implications of gender and religion.