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Cast
Denise Newman | ... |
Shirley Adams
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Keenan Arrison | ... |
Donovan Adams
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Emily Child | ... |
Tamsin Ranger
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Theresa Sedras | ... |
Kariema Samsodien
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Gamiet Peterson | ... |
Kariem Samsodien
(as Gamiet Petersen)
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Travis Snyders | ... |
Jeremy Jacobs
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Lee-Ann Van Rooi | ... |
Philda Jacobs
(as Lee-Ann van Rooi)
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David Müller | ... |
Kurt Williams
(as David Muller)
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Adrian Galley | ... |
Doctor
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Sasha Lee | ... |
Sasha
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Lu Chase | ... |
Nurse
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Ruth Mpukwana | ... |
Pharmacy Assistant #2
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Suzanne Elizabeth Duncan | ... |
Receptionist
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Mntuwelilizwe Ndamane | ... |
Bailiff
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Marlene Hyland | ... |
Judge
(as Marlene Hylard)
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Alfonzo Solomon | ... |
Tamsin's Boyfriend (voice)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Donovan Adams | ... |
Keenan Arrison
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Directed by
Oliver Hermanus |
Written by
Stavros Pamballis | ... | (screenplay) and |
Oliver Hermanus | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Roland Emmerich | ... | executive producer |
Ben Gibson | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Jeremy Nathan | ... | producer |
Moroba Nkawe | ... | line producer |
Michelle Wheatley | ... | producer |
Kirstin Winkler | ... | co-producer |
Music by
Philip Miller |
Cinematography by
Jamie Ramsay |
Editing by
Garreth Fradgley |
Editorial Department
Aurora Drummer | ... | assistant editor |
Paul Hanrahan | ... | colourist / on-line editor |
Ruheen Iyer | ... | associate editor |
Production Design by
Nicholas Mostert | ... | (as Nick Mostert) |
Costume Design by
Maleen Nokel |
Makeup Department
Naeema Clayton | ... | makeup artist |
Evelyn Gambe | ... | special effects makeup |
Production Management
Eva Franzen | ... | production manager |
Cyprian Obase | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eva Franzen | ... | first assistant director |
Africa Munyama | ... | second assistant director (as Africa Munyana) |
Art Department
Orli Barnett | ... | assistant art director |
Broose Jones | ... | props |
Sound Department
Murray Anderson | ... | adr engineer |
Gita Cerveira | ... | sound recordist |
Keenon Daniels | ... | dialogue editor |
Ivan Milborrow | ... | sound editor |
Jim Petrak | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor |
Warrick Sony | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Liphumile-Ilanga Goduka | ... | second assistant camera |
Flora Lau | ... | still photographer |
Nick Turvey | ... | first assistant camera (as Nicholas Turvey) |
Jennifer Wheatley | ... | still photographer |
Location Management
Cyprian Obase | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Gavan Eckhart | ... | music mixer (as Gavan Eckhardt) |
Script and Continuity Department
Matthew James | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Paul Harker | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Global Film Initiative (2009) (Canada)
- Global Film Initiative (2009) (United States)
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Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 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 son's spirits and finally put them on the path to some form of stability. At the same time Shirley receives a phone call one afternoon informing her that Donovan's case is finally going to trial, but the glory is short lived when Shirley discovers that the 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 from his ever-present disability. Shirley is eventually left without an sign of the family she once had. Set in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, Shirley Adam's story is symptomatic of the relationship between violence and poverty - the destruction of an entire family is related to one single incident that cannot be erased or repaired. Riddled with the socio-political and racial tensions that plague these Cape Flats slums, Shirley Adams is the story of one woman's amazing strength and self sacrifice. Written by Oliver Hermanus |
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Taglines | The story of a woman who loses her family to violence and poverty, but gains her own sense of self worth. See more » |
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