For Ella, the death of her alcoholic father leaves her with nothing but debt and the bitter memory of a complicated past. Abandoned by her mother at a young age, she has sacrificed her life, opportunities, and love to care for a man she resents, but is now left adrift in the world after his passing. The re-emergence of her nomadic godfather at her father’s cremation gives Ella the opportunity to discover a better future for herself in Johannesburg.
Jay Anstey
Ella
Sello Maake Ka-Ncube
Neo
Lionel Newton
Ryno
Katlego Danke
Rose
Mary-Ann Barlow
Sarah
Noluthando Meje
Khanyi
Chantal Stanfield
Sheri
Michelle Douglas
Marge
Vaughn Callaway Lucas
Lee
For Ella, the death of her alcoholic father leaves her with nothing but debt and the bitter memory of a complicated past. Abandoned by her mother at a young age, she has sacrificed her life, opportunities, and love to care for a man she resents, but is now left adrift in the world after his passing. The re-emergence of her nomadic godfather at her father’s cremation gives Ella the opportunity to discover a better future for herself in Johannesburg.
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