('BIFF' Bermuda International Film Festival - FEATURE)
Shirley Adams is an extraordinary and deeply affecting portrait of one family's life in a Cape Town slum. Shirley is the sole caregiver for her quadriplegic son Donovan, who was paralysed by a stray bullet in a shootout. Emotional healing seems possible when four men are arrested for the shooting, but cruel and heart-wrenching twists are in store. Director Oliver Hermanus works with a spare script which, combined with masterful performances, results in an exceptional film that is essential viewing.