One woman vs. the British Empire — and she's armed with nothing but moral outrage.
An English woman dares to defy the might of the British Empire and champions the cause of the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War, battling to alleviate the suffering of women and children in concentration camps.
Acting
Veronica Lang's quiet ferocity carries every scene.
Writing
Dialogue that makes bureaucratic evil feel personal.
Director
Dirk de Villiers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hobhouse's 1901 report on camp conditions was so damning that the British government smeared her as a 'Boer sympathizer' — a label now worn as a badge of honor by South African historians.
The film was shot in South Africa during the final years of apartheid, lending its anti-imperial message unintended contemporary resonance for local audiences.
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