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Táto séria sa ponára do hĺbky detstva a formovania identity v drsnom, izolovanom prostredí. Sledovaním cesty citlivého a inteligentného chlapca tieto diela skúmajú zložitosti rodinných vzťahov a spoločenských tlakov. Autentické vykreslenie dospievania v multikultúrnej, ale napätej Južnej Afrike ponúka hlboký vhľad do osobného a psychologického vývoja.

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Scenes from Provincial Life

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