Synopsis
A touching mother-daughter relationship that reflects the modern South Africa.
Scores
Overall Score
39.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
24.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.5%
Review Aggregate
79.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 70 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, family-friendly, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalfamily-friendlydarkcharacter-drivenvisually strikingupliftingtragicmacabrecoming of age
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khomotso Manyaka | 2011 | $8,000 | $11,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count71
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes1,541
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2011 | $134,461 | $187,552 |
| International | 2011 | $96,068 | $134,000 |
| Worldwide | 2011 | $230,529 | $321,552 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2011 | $105,658 | $147,376 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2011 | $1,584,000 | $2,209,430 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2011 | $509,000 | $709,975 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2011 | $2,899,000 | $4,043,647 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2011 | $6,913,000 | $9,642,544 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2011 | $67,230 | $93,776 |
| Total Revenues | 2011 | $12,077,888 | $16,846,748 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2011 | $254,000 (est) | $354,290 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2011 | $184,000 (est) | $256,651 (est) |
| Participations | 2011 | $483,000 | $673,709 |
| Residuals ? | 2011 | $804,000 | $1,121,453 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2011 | $50,800 | $70,858 |
| Total Expenses | 2011 | $1,775,800 | $2,476,961 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2011 | $10,302,088 | $14,369,787 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | All About My Mother | 1999 | Shared genres: 4 | 85.7 | $-621,537,501 |
 | Mommy | 2014 | Shared genres: 4 | 77.8 | $14,072,777 |
 | Antonia's Line | 1996 | Shared genres: 4 | 48.2 | $23,405,866 |
 | Ma mère | 2005 | Shared genres: 4 | 44.0 | $9,669,829 |
 | My Mother's Smile | 2005 | Shared genres: 4 | 31.7 | $8,958,716 |