Directed by Threes Anna
Awards:
Starring BARBARA HERSHEY (Emmy Award Winner, 2 times Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Winner & Academy Award Nominee)
Winner! Special Jury Award! Sofia International Film Festival
Quotes:
“Striking visuals, the eco-message is laudable” – Variety
Synopsis:
Melody (Hershey) returns home to Fairlands for the funeral of her estranged daughter June. But the town has almost disappeared under the encroaching desert. She also has to confront the fact that she has a 10 year-old grandson, River, whose existence she knew nothing about prior.
Melody decides to take River away with her but he is resistant. He has worked out an ambitious plan to survive, by breeding the ostriches he and his mother used to feed. His father, Scoop, an idle musician and the town’s postman, wants her to leave because he has a secret to hide. A series of confrontations ensues until Melody discovers the truth. It’s only when a sandstorm forces Melody and River to take shelter together, that Melody faces some painful facts from her past, which allows both of them to reach an understanding and to begin a new future together.
Cast:
Barbara Hershey
Yusuf Davids
Tony Kgoroge
John Kani
South Africa – UK 2007
89 Minutes, Color
Fantasy-Drama
English Language
Not Rated
Aspect Ratio 1:1.85 Widescreen