Two lovers crash her exile—but apartheid's the real houseguest who won't leave.
South Africa 1988: living in isolation, Anya, a white journalist, is forced to examine her reasons for exile by the unexpected arrival of two old friends, now lovers. But being in love takes on a different meaning here. They each have to discover what matters most - perhaps nobody can really escape ...
Acting
Canning's brittle restraint against Warrington's warmth.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes politeness.
Director
Teresa Moore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during States of Emergency, the film smuggled its critique past censors through domestic intimacy rather than street protest.
Teresa Moore never directed another feature; this remains her compressed thesis on how apartheid poisoned even the spaces white liberals thought 'safe.'
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