From Schindler’s List to The Amazing Spider-Man, Matilda to The Morning Show, American actor Embeth Davidtz has earned a reputation as an engaging, relatable on-screen presence in some of Hollywood’s biggest films and series. But Davidtz’s roots are in South Africa, where she spent her youth. In her first film as both actor and director, she adapts Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of life in a white farming family in the last days of Rhodesia’s government.
8-year-old Bobo lives on her family's farm in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) at the end of the Zimbabwean War for independence in 1980. Growing up in the midst of this long running war, Bobo internalizes both sides of the struggle. Conflicted by her love for people on opposing sides, she tries to make sense of her life in a magical way.
Reviews
"The entire movie rests on the tiny shoulders and remarkably lifelike performance of Lexi Venter — just 7 when the picture, her first, was shot. It is a bold risk to put so much weight on a child’s work, but like so many of Davidtz’s choices here, it also turns out to be shrewd." – The Hollywood Reporter
As part of our See Change initiative, we strive to showcase the work of women and non-binary individuals and their behind-the-scenes involvement in a production.
This film is written, directed, and produced by Embeth Davidtz, and produced by Anele Mdoda, Helena Spring, Anna Walton, and Sindi Ziqula.
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