A panoramic look at South Africa in the 1950s, this spirited tale explores the people, music, and hardships common to areas such as District Six, Durban, and Sophiatown. Based on the life of musician Shunna Pillay, the story focuses on what it feels like to yearn for freedom amid governmental and societal constraints.
Dhava Aiengar is a young pianist, but he has one problem: he is an "Indian" in apartheid South Africa. He is not allowed to travel and work where he likes, and he spends most of his time dodging the police, Zulu rioters, Indian gangs and white thugs. This work provides a portrait of Durban, Cape Town's District Six, exactly fifty years ago.
