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Roses in December premieres

Roses In December Premiere
Roses In December Premiere

As the Botswana film industry begins to take shape, a locally produced film ‘Roses In December’ premiered this past Friday to a full house at the Riverwalk New Capitol Cinema.

‘Roses in December’, a 60-minute drama comedy, revolves around the Mogami family secrets that had been lying dormant for years but were revealed when the family was brought together by their father’s sudden massive stroke.

The film begins with the father suffering from a stroke. The stroke renders him paralysed and unable to speak. His wife, Beauty, takes it upon herself to call their estranged step-children, Bantle, Kagiso and Tebogo because she fears her husband might die. The siblings are reluctant to go back home because they too have their own life problems.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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