A Swedish man adopts a San orphan in 1870s Cape Town, bringing him to Sweden where the boy struggles with identity and belonging.
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A Swedish man adopts a San orphan in 1870s Cape Town, bringing him to Sweden where the boy struggles with identity and belonging.
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In the 1870s, Hans Bengler arrives in Cape Town from Sweden, driven by a singular desire: to discover an insect no one has seen before and name it after himself. But then he impulsively adopts a young San orphan, a boy he christens Daniel and brings with him back to Sweden--a quite different specimen than he first contemplated. Daniel is told to call Bengler "Father," taught to knock on doors and bow, and continually struggles to understand this strange new land of mud and snow that surrounds an...
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Brief mention of murdered parents in visions; minimal graphic detail.
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Themes of colonialism and cultural displacement are recurring.
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Depicts systemic suffering due to cultural uprooting and colonial impact.
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