Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle

1h

Drama

A Black South African lives in Toronto with his Canadian wife in 1989. His fears of being stalked by South African secret police, force him to reflect back on his life growing up under apartheid.

Production Companies

Inner City Films

Circle Blue Films

Kurira Films International

South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

Episodes

Cast

State of Mind

1. State of Mind

1h

23rd Jan 1997

Afraid that South African authorities still want him, Darryl begins recalling his politically oppressive childhood in his former home.

Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe

2. Beauties at the Patmore Deluxe

1h

30th Jan 1997

Darryl's mind is flooded with boyhood memories of fighting at school, his love of a white girl and the arrests of Boytjie and Russell on charges of murder.

The Visitors and the Wedding

3. The Visitors and the Wedding

1h

6th Feb 1997

After a run-in with David, Darryl recalls his brother's clandestine political activities in Soweto and Boytjie facing formal charges of murder.

Them Charges

4. Them Charges

1h

13th Feb 1997

Darryl's publisher plans to add text to his book that the author finds unacceptable.

A Black and White Christmas

5. A Black and White Christmas

1h

20th Feb 1997

When Darryl fears that a man he sees talking to Lerato has been following him, he remembers a man he saw knifed in South Africa and Boytjie's murder trial.

Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?

6. Who Was Jan Van Riebeeck?

1h

27th Feb 1997

Despite David's insistence, Darryl is reluctant to join the Canadian anti-apartheid movement; Darryl recalls his days in boarding school.

Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs

7. Blacks and Play-Whites in the Suburbs

1h

6th Mar 1997

Rosa worries about Darryl's obsession with the man following him; Darryl remembers Veronica's decision to pass as white and live in the suburbs.

Dead Mothers and Garden Boys

8. Dead Mothers and Garden Boys

1h

13th Mar 1997

Darryl considers speaking at a protest at the South African consulate, which prompts him to remember how easy it is to become an enemy of the state.

Liberals, Radicals and Death

9. Liberals, Radicals and Death

1h

20th Mar 1997

With suspicions that Sipho is in trouble in South Africa, Darryl remembers the government seizing his grandmother's house and David being wounded in the army.

The Fountain of Pain

10. The Fountain of Pain

1h

27th Mar 1997

Darryl recalls the effects his political activities had on his late father when he receives a call from his mother still living in his native South Africa.

First Love, Then War

11. First Love, Then War

1h

3rd Apr 1997

Darryl debates whether to return to South Africa when his safety cannot be guaranteed.

First Love, Then War

12. First Love, Then War

1h

10th Apr 1997

While returning to South Africa for his father's funeral, Darryl remembers how he was smuggled out of the country.

To Die For

13. To Die For

1h

10th Apr 1997

Special Branch agents confront Darryl when he arrives in South Africa; David admits to his clandestine work for the government.

First air date

23rd Jan 1997

Last air date

10th Apr 1997

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks