Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
During South African apartheid, twelve year-old Lifa is taken against his will to live and work on the Glen Cleaver wine estate. He becomes friends with Victor, a boy who teaches him that despite shocking inequality, a person can still be defined by the essential human virtues of compassion and kindness. This is an incredible story of courage and rebellion. It gives a voice to the marginalised; to black Africans, to lost childhoods, to those who suffer from the abuses of power, and to those whose lives are smothered by hatred. Up Above the Woodpile calls to the heart; it admonishes fear and extols the most powerful choice we have - to love.
Synopsis
Set in 1960, during South African apartheid, this is an incredible story of courage and rebellion. It gives a voice to the marginalised; to black Africans, to lost childhoods, to those who suffer from the abuses of power, and to those whose lives are smothered by hatred. Up Above the Woodpile calls to the heart; it admonishes fear and extols the most powerful choice we have - to love.
Synopsis
Three boys, two colours, one death This emotionally charged tale uncovers life under the rule of South African apartheid. It explores our morality and shows how people can so easily trade their values and behaviour, for their survival. Above all, it is the story of a deep, powerful and abiding friendship.