UID:
kobvindex_ZLB13809578
Format:
(26 Min.)
Content:
Sophia's Homecoming reminds us that the devastating personal effects of the massive social dislocations caused by apartheid can never be erased. Sophia, like so many other women, becomes a self-reliant provider for her family, working as a domestic for a white family in Windhoek for 12 years. When her husband Naftali finally finds a job, she returns home with the dream of resuming her former family life. She quickly discovers that during her absence her sister Selna has replaced her in the affections of her children - and her husband. Naftali reluctantly admits that he prefers Selna; he is ashamed of Sophia because she has had to support the family. Sophia pressures Selna to leave but her sister confesses she is pregnant with Naftali's child. Sophia realizes that she alone has developed the strength to make a new life for herself and returns with her three children to Windhoek, an ironic homecoming. (California Newsreel)
Note:
Nama mit engl., Untertiteln
In:
Africa dreaming : four short films on love from Namibia, Mozambique, Senegal, Tunisia ; [Video], San Francisco, [ca. 2003], (2003)
Language:
Undetermined
Author information:
Ribeiro, João Ubaldo
Author information:
Couto, Mia
