White Gold (2010 film)

White Gold is a 2010 South African film, directed by Jayan Moodley and Paul Railton,^[2] produced by African Lotus Productions in association with Serendipity Productions and African Mediums. Its release was timed to coincide with the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Indian presence in South Africa.^[3] The film is a historical drama revolving around the experiences of Indian indentured labourers recruited for the sugar plantations of the 19th-century Colony of Natal, and their children and grandchildren.^[4] Jayan Moodley, who wrote the script and co-directed, was inspired by her own family history.^[5]

White Gold
Directed by	Jayan Moodley, Paul Railton
Written by	Jayan Moodley
Starring	Vignesh Sankarran, Rory Booth, Mishqah Parthiephal, Madhushan Singh, Dean O'Brian Chetty
Cinematography	Paul Railton, Suda Singh
Production companies	African Lotus Productions in association with Serendipity Productions and African Mediums
Release date	26 November 2010 (2010-11-26)[1]
Running time	113 minutes
Country	South Africa
Languages	Tamil, Hindi, English

References

1. "White Gold the movie". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
2. Martin Botha, South African Cinema, 1896–2010 (Intellect Books, 2012), p. 280.
3. Anton Burggraaf (2010). "Indian indie gold in White Gold". gautengfilm.org.za. Gauteng Film Commission.
4. Lindy Stiebel, "Planted Firmly in South African Soul: Literary Recollections of Indenture", in Relations and Networks in South African Indian Writing, edited by Felicity Hand and Esther Pujolràs-Noguer (Brill, 2018), p. 16.
5. Haseenah Ebrahim, "South Africa", in Women Screenwriters: An International Guide, edited by Jill Nelmes, Jule Selbo (Springer, 2015), p. 42.

External links

• White Gold at IMDb
• Official trailer