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Shirley Adams (2009)

Shirley Adams (2009)

Drama

The story of a woman who loses her family to violence and poverty, but gains her own sense of self worth.

Release Date: 2009, October 26
Directors: Oliver Hermanus
Countries: South Africa
Cast: Travis Snyders, Emily Child, Keenan Arrison, Adrian Galley, Denise Newman, Lee-Ann Van Rooi, Sasha Lee, Theresa Sedras, Gamiet Petersen, David Müller, Lu Chase, Ruth Mpukwana

Overview:

Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has lost all their worldly possessions to medical bills. Shirley has no money, no job and no husband - he left. The shooter is one of Donovan's childhood friends. Her reaction to the betrayal is so overwhelming that she chooses not to tell Donovan in fear of further damaging his already unstable emotional state. Determined to make a change in their lives, Shirley actively decides to embrace their new circumstances, hoping that Donovan will follow her example.