Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

1997
Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle
Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

5.5 | en | Drama

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

1
EP13  To Die For
Apr. 10,1997
To Die For

Special Branch agents confront Darryl when he arrives in South Africa; David admits to his clandestine work for the government.

EP12  First Love, Then War
Apr. 10,1997
First Love, Then War

While returning to South Africa for his father's funeral, Darryl remembers how he was smuggled out of the country.

EP11  First Love, Then War
Apr. 03,1997
First Love, Then War

Darryl debates whether to return to South Africa when his safety cannot be guaranteed.

EP10  The Fountain of Pain
Mar. 27,1997
The Fountain of Pain

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.

EP9  Liberals, Radicals and Death
Mar. 20,1997
Liberals, Radicals and Death

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.

EP8  Dead Mothers and Garden Boys
Mar. 13,1997
Dead Mothers and Garden Boys

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.

EP7  Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs
Mar. 06,1997
Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs

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.

EP6  Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?
Feb. 27,1997
Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?

Despite David's insistence, Darryl is reluctant to join the Canadian anti-apartheid movement; Darryl recalls his days in boarding school.

EP5  A Black and White Christmas
Feb. 20,1997
A Black and White Christmas

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.

EP4  Them Charges
Feb. 13,1997
Them Charges

Darryl's publisher plans to add text to his book that the author finds unacceptable.

EP3  The Visitors and the Wedding
Feb. 06,1997
The Visitors and the Wedding

After a run-in with David, Darryl recalls his brother's clandestine political activities in Soweto and Boytjie facing formal charges of murder.

EP2  Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe
Jan. 30,1997
Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe

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.

EP1  State of Mind
Jan. 23,1997
State of Mind

Afraid that South African authorities still want him, Darryl begins recalling his politically oppressive childhood in his former home.

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5.5 | en | Drama | More Info
Released: 1997-01-23 | Released Producted By: South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) , Inner City Films Country: South Africa Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.innercityfilms.com/ekhaya
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Julie Stewart , Simon Bruinders

Director

Micki Stroucken

Producted By

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) , Inner City Films

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