Black Butterfly Dance

This film (drama)Also known asBlack Butterflies，is aNetherlands, Germany, South AfricaProducerwomen sex，At2011Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating7.4(For reference only)。

She searches for her homeland, she searches for love. She constantly struggles against apartheid and her father who controls the media. South African leader Nelson Mandela recited her poem "The Child Who Died in Nianga" during his first speech to the South African Parliament and praised her as the finest poet in South Africa. This latest work by Oscar-winning director Paula van der Oest depicts the legendary life of South African poet Ingrid Jonker as she fights against the regime during the apartheid era, and also highlights her tumultuous relationships with her lover (played by Neels van Jaarsveld) and her father (played by Rutger Hauer). Ingrid Jonker was a renowned female poet in South Africa, having a tragic and difficult childhood, yet possessed amazing talent in poetry writing. Due to differences in views on apartheid, her marriage with her husband, who worked for the old South African government, broke down, leading her to choose to end her life by drowning while suffering from depression at the young age of 32. Ingrid Jonker left behind a 7-year-old daughter and many touching works, among which the most famous is the poetry collection "Black Butterfly Dance." In 1994, when South African President Mandela was released from prison, he recited a poignant poem by Ingrid Jonker, which deeply resonated with him, during his globally watched inauguration, ultimately making Ingrid Jonker's name known worldwide 30 years after her death…