Set at the end of the 1960s, as Swaziland is about to receive independence from United Kingdom, the film follows the young Ralph Compton, at 12, through his parents' traumatic separation, till he's 14.

• Reeleyes Film
• Wah Film Productions Ltd.
• Nicholas Hoult
• Gabriel Byrne
• Emily Watson
• Julie Walters
• Miranda Richardson
• Celia Imrie
• Zac Fox
• Julian Wadham