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IT'S A TRUE STORY OF SADNESS
CRY, MY BELOVED COUNTRY
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SYNOPSIS
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CRY, MY BELOVED COUNTRY is a feature length documentary about a South African Emigrant, Corrine who grew up in the Apartheid Regime in the 1970's.
Corrine returns to her birth country 30 years later with her Canadian children.
Together they embark on an emotional journey back to South Africa. Their journey takes them into the heart of past and present-day conflicts in a country ravaged by corruption.
Corrines quest to show her children her beloved country is shattered.
She digs deep to reveal the truth behind the devastation of South Africa.
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
- Nelson Mandela-
ABOUT
CORRINE SANDLER
Producer/Director
Serial Entrepreneur turned Documentary Film Maker. Corrine has worked in the Market Research industry for over 20 years, telling stories to corporate clients based on data; now she tells stories based on facts.
"There was a deep yearning to tell my story growing up in South Africa as a white child during the Apartheid regime. I wrote this documentary almost 10 years ago, but the script took a detour, when I visited my birth country for the first time after 30 years with my children."
I was devastated to find...
This Inconceivable story needed to be told. An astonishing and eye-opening narrative.
This is my first documentary film, but will by no means be my last.