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Synopsis

Hally, a white South African, is torn between his bigoted biological father’s expectations of him and those of his spiritual father, Sam, a black waiter and Hally’s friend and teacher. Young Hally is obliged to laugh at his father’s racist jokes and empty chamber pots; by contrast, Sam exposes Hally to positive experiences. After being humiliated by his father, Sam shows Hally how to be proud of something he’s achieved by helping him build and fly his own kite. A timeless story of racial and family strife, set in 1950 South Africa. Shoreline Entertainment

Release Date

2010

Cast

Freddie Highmore, Ving Rhames, Patrick Mofokeng

Director

Lonny Price

Producers

Michael Auret, Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat, David Pupkewitz