Fielas Child (1988)

The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthees awardwinning novel Fiela se Kind Fielas Child is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society and he is removed from his foster parents This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day It is the story of a mothers enduring love and hope to see her taken son again Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her She raised a white castaway child Benjamin and teaches him the simple things in life