Country:Zimbabwe

Director:Ingrid Sinclair

Program:African Panorama

Summary:

The story adapted from Bessie Head follows the flight of a mixed race teacher from the chaos of apartheid South Africa to a peaceful rural backwater in Zimbabwe. But the village is not only isolated, it is very hostile to strangers. Her clash with the hypocritical headmaster of the village school sees her lose her job, but a gesture of friendship inspires her to fight back.