Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle
Apartheid tore their country apart... their family held them together
Apartheid tore their country apart... their family held them together
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Ended
Drama
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 13
avg.Runtime | 60 min
First EP | 1997-01-23
Last EP | 1997-04-10
Overview
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A Black South African lives in Toronto with his Canadian wife in 1989. His fears of being stalked by South African secret police, force him to reflect back on his life growing up under apartheid.
Created by
Produced by
Inner City Films
Circle Blue Films
Kurira Films International
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
Season List
season 1 || Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle
Relesed on | 1997-01-23
1
State of Mind
1997-01-23
Afraid that South African authorities still want him, Darryl begins recalling his politically oppressive childhood in his former home.
2
Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe
1997-01-30
Darryl's mind is flooded with boyhood memories of fighting at school, his love of a white girl and the arrests of Boytjie and Russell on charges of murder.
3
The Visitors and the Wedding
1997-02-06
After a run-in with David, Darryl recalls his brother's clandestine political activities in Soweto and Boytjie facing formal charges of murder.
4
Them Charges
1997-02-13
Darryl's publisher plans to add text to his book that the author finds unacceptable.
5
A Black and White Christmas
1997-02-20
When Darryl fears that a man he sees talking to Lerato has been following him, he remembers a man he saw knifed in South Africa and Boytjie's murder trial.
6
Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?
1997-02-27
Despite David's insistence, Darryl is reluctant to join the Canadian anti-apartheid movement; Darryl recalls his days in boarding school.
7
Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs
1997-03-06
Rosa worries about Darryl's obsession with the man following him; Darryl remembers Veronica's decision to pass as white and live in the suburbs.
8
Dead Mothers and Garden Boys
1997-03-13
Darryl considers speaking at a protest at the South African consulate, which prompts him to remember how easy it is to become an enemy of the state.
9
Liberals, Radicals and Death
1997-03-20
With suspicions that Sipho is in trouble in South Africa, Darryl remembers the government seizing his grandmother's house and David being wounded in the army.
10
The Fountain of Pain
1997-03-27
Darryl recalls the effects his political activities had on his late father when he receives a call from his mother still living in his native South Africa.
11
First Love, Then War
1997-04-03
Darryl debates whether to return to South Africa when his safety cannot be guaranteed.
12
First Love, Then War
1997-04-10
While returning to South Africa for his father's funeral, Darryl remembers how he was smuggled out of the country.
13
To Die For
1997-04-10
Special Branch agents confront Darryl when he arrives in South Africa; David admits to his clandestine work for the government.
CAST
charactor: Adult Darryl
Original: Eric Miyeni
Total EP: 13
charactor: Rosa
Original: Julie Stewart
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Elizabeth Kate
Total EP: 13
charactor: Young Darryl
Original: David Meyer
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Keryn Brews
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Dale Putini
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Cindy Hendriks
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Tertia Coetzee
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Nakedi Ribane
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Simon Bruinders
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Allana Finley
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Zukile Gqobose
Total EP: 13
charactor:
Original: Gift Leotlela
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Jacques Gombault
Total EP: 1
CREW
Tobie Swanepoel
Director of Photography
Camera
Clarence Hamilton
Director
Directing
Micki Stroucken
Editor
Editing
Marc Wehner
Editor
Editing
Alfons Adetuyi
Executive Producer
Production
Amos Adetuyi
Producer
Production
Seipati Bulane-Hopa
Co-Producer
Production
Horace Rayners
Producer
Production
Clarence Hamilton
Executive Producer
Production
Simon Rees
Production Designer
Production
Johan Terblanche
Line Producer
Production
Caiphus Semenya
Music
Sound
Clarence Hamilton
Writer
Writing
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