The story begins when Toby (Ivan Jackson), a young English businessman, arrives in South Africa to take charge of a publishing firm. He knows little about apartheid and so at first sees no contradiction in developing a relationship with an elite, upper-class white woman and with a woman dedicated to fighting apartheid. But as Toby makes friends with one of the black South Africans (Zaku Mokae), and as he registers both the subtle and more obvious, deep-seated racial prejudices of the minority white population, some of the truth of the oppression here begins to dawn. That is brought to a head when tragedy strikes.
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Cast
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Zakes Mokae
Steven Sitole
Known for
Outbreak
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Evelyn Frank
Anna Louw
Also in
Satan's Sadists
Operation Heartbeat
Marijke Mann
Cecil
Known for
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Ivan Jackson
Toby
No other roles listed
Cocky Tlhotlhalemaje
Amon Mofokeng
Also in
Les Diamants du Président
Killer Force
Shirley Jeffery
Mrs. Javis, landlady
No other roles listed
Gideon Nxomalo
Sam Mofokenzazi
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Henning Carlsen Director · Nadine Gordimer Writer
First release October 4, 1962 · Produced in Denmark, South Africa
Production
Denmark · South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · October 4, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
September 16, 1966 · Theatrical
Russia
July 26, 1965 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 16, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 1, 2008 · Theatrical
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