The film takes place in late 1960s Swaziland, on the cusp of independence from Great Britain, and chronicles the tumultuous childhood of Ralph Compton, a young boy who faces his parents' painful separation and navigates adolescence.
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In 1969, Swaziland's tumultuous landscape is mirrored in the crumbling marriage of Ralph's parents, plagued by infidelity and addiction, leaving the young boy to navigate the treacherous terrain of his own childhood.
