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The film revolves around Poppie Nongena, an Afrikaans/Xhosa South African whose life revolves around her family and finding stability in a period of immense upheaval in apartheid South Africa where women were forced by arrests.
Jan 31, 2020 · Poppie Nongena tells the story of a South African woman, an Afrikaans-speaking Xhosa mother, whose life revolves around her family and finding stability in a period of insufferable upheaval in the country.
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- Biography, Drama
- Christiaan Olwagen
- 2020-01-31
Sep 25, 2019 · The moving true life story of an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances. Houseworker and resilient Afrikaans-speaking isiXhosa mother, Poppie Nongena, desperately tries to keep her...
- 2 min
- 187.5K
- Helena Spring Films
Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, Poppie Nongena tells the true story of a mother's desperate fight to protect her family during the bitter...
- Christiaan Olwagen
- Clementine Mosimane
Feb 7, 2021 · Watch Poppie Nongena on Showmax: https://bit.ly/3aCnOV0 The moving true-life story of a domestic worker desperately trying to keep her family together while navigating the day-to-day struggle...
- 1 min
- 9K
- Showmax
May 13, 2021 · Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, Poppie Nongena tells the true story of a mother’s desperate fight to protect her family during the bitter years of Apartheid in South Africa, when Black women were ripped away from their homes.
- 2 min
- 282
- Topic
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Jan 31, 2020 · Based on a true story: South Africa, mid 70s. When her husband becomes too ill to work, Poppie is deemed by the law to be an illegal resident in her own country. Based on the Elsa Joubert novel regarded as one of the best African novels of the century.
