Jewel in the Sand
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Botswana · 2020
1h 19m
Director Abraham Kabwe
Starring Spark Makala, Tjotlanang Ndlovu, Letsomo La Tshipa
Genre Drama
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A teacher is sent by the government in the deep rural areas of Botswana to take education for all, but he is rejected by the native community and accused of a crime he never committed in order to chase him out of the village.
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