Bonnie Henna Movies
- 2006
Three close friends return to post-Apartheid South Africa after years in exile to find just how much life has chanced in their homeland in director Norman Maake's feature adaptation of the popular South African mini-series. Inspired by the real-life experiences of screenwriter Zola Maseko, Homecoming offers the affecting tale of three lifelong friends and African National Congress veterans who struggle to maintain their powerful bond while pursuing their individual paths in life and integrating themselves back into a society that has experienced massive social and political change. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Kgoroge, Siyabonga Twala, (more)
An apolitical South African oil-refinery worker and soccer coach is forced into terrorism as a means of fighting back against the brutality of the apartheid regime in director Phillip Noyce's dramatic look at the life of one-time political prisoner and freedom fighter Patrick Chamusso. In the 1980s, Patrick (Derek Luke) and his wife Precious (Bonnie Henna) lived a peaceful life until one fateful day, when on an overnight trip with his team, Patrick is singled out as the prime suspect in a bombing at the refinery. Placed in solitary confinement, with his wife and family brutalized by government agent Nic Vos (Tim Robbins), the young family man is eventually cleared of charges, but his life is in shambles. Devastated and distraught, Patrick soon begins working as a rebel fighter and political operative for Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. As the oppressed country's powerful apartheid regime continues to torture and torment its citizens, the now-radicalized Patrick must disappear from his family without a trace and go undercover if he is to aid in toppling the system that destroyed his family, and forever changed his outlook on the world. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, (more)
- 1996
In this made-for-TV sequel to 1966's Born Free, Jonathan Brandis and Ariana Richards play Rand and Val, a pair of American teenagers who, while in Africa, come to the rescue of a lioness who has been tamed by hunters. The lioness' best hope for survival is to be returned to the wild, and now Rand and Val have the daunting task of teaching the animal a lifetime of survival skills in a mere three weeks. Born Free: A New Adventure also features Linda Purl and Christopher Noth. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jonathan Brandis, Ariana Richards, (more)
