Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
Cast |
Khomotso Manyaka, Lerato Mvelase, Harriet Manamela, Keaobaka Makanyane, Tinah Mnumzana. |
Credits |
Editor, Dirk Grau ; director of photography, Bernhard Jasper ; music, Ali N. Askin, Ian Osrin. |
Note |
Based on the novel "Chanda's secrets" by Allan Stratton. |
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DVD release of the 2010 motion picture. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material and some sexual content. |
Summary |
Just after the death of her newly born sister, Chanda, 12-years old, learns of a rumor that spreads like wildfire through her dust-ridden village near Johannesburg. It destroys her family and forces her mother to flee. Sensing that the gossip stems from prejudice and superstition, Chanda leaves home and school in search of her mother and the truth. |
Language |
In English, with optional subtitles in English or French. |
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Closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
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Sisters -- Drama.
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Gossip -- Drama.
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Family secrets -- Drama.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Fiction.
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HIV-positive persons -- Drama.
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Conduct of life -- Drama.
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Interpersonal relations -- Drama.
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Africa -- Fiction.
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Added Author |
Manyaka, Khomotso, 1996-
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Mvelase, Lerato, 1982-
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Lenabe, Harriet.
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Makanyane, Keaobaka.
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Mnumzana, Tinah.
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Schmitz, Oliver.
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Jasper, Bernhard.
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Stratton, Allan.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Bavaria Film International (Firm)
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Senator Film (Firm)
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Enigma Productions.
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ISBN |
9786314488796 |
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6314488796 |
Standard No. |
043396387768 |
Music No. |
38776 Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment |
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