| Description |
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the book "When she was white" by Judith Stone. |
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Originally released as a motion pictures in 2008. |
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Aditional production companies: Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited, National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa, and Lip Sync Productions. |
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Special features: behind the scenes featurette; deleted scenes; outtakes; script development workshops. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Dewald Aukema, Jonathan Partridge ; editor, St. John O'Rorke ; music, Helene Muddiman. |
| Cast |
Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige, Tony Kgoroge, Ella Ramangwane. |
| Summary |
"Despite being born to Afrikaner parents..., Sandra ... has dark skin and African features--an unexpected legacy from her ancestors. Expelled from school and shunned by society, she begins an illicit love affair with Petrus..., a black man. Torn between her family and her heart, Sandra struggles against hardship and racial intolerance, and ultimately triumphs against all odds"--Container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material, some violence, and sexuality. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Families -- Drama.
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Colored people (South Africa) -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Apartheid -- South Africa -- Drama.
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Racism -- South Africa -- Drama.
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Mpumalanga (South Africa) -- Race relations -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Motion pictures, South African.
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Motion pictures, British.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Okonedo, Sophie. Actor.
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Neill, Sam. Actor.
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Krige, Alice, 1954- Actor.
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Fabian, Anthony. Producer. Director.
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Hofmeyr, Genevieve. Producer.
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Matheson, Margaret, 1946- Producer.
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Crawley, Helen, (Nutritionist. Screenwriter.
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Keyt, Jessie, 1973- Screenwriter.
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Kriel, Helena. Screenwriter.
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Muddiman, Hélène. Composer.
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Stone, Judith, 1950-
When she was white.
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Elysian Films.
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Bard Entertainments (Firm)
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Moonlighting Films (Firm)
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Aramid Entertainment (Firm)
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Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa.
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National Film and Video Foundation (South Africa)
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Lip Sync Productions (Firm)
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Entertainment One (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781417233816 |
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1417233818 |
| Standard No. |
741952684794 |
| Music No. |
EOE-DV-6847 Enterainment One |
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