Forever Young, Forever Free (1975)
"e’Lollipop" is the extraordinary story of two inseparable South African children, Tsepo and his orphaned friend Jannie. Jannie is sent to a missionary station in Tsepo’s village where they become best friends as Jannie finds his place in his new home. Life is full of childhood fun and antics until tragedy strikes: Jannie, now 10 years old, is seriously injured. In the face of much adversity, Tsepo and his community pull together so that Jannie can get specialised medical treatment. A daunting challenge lies ahead... At what cost will Jannie survive? Tsepo and Jannie’s inspirational story unfolds against the breathtaking backdrops of a dramatic African landscape and New York City in the mid-1970s. "e’Lollipop" is a life-changing story that reminds us of the true value of friendship, community, sacrifice and family - despite our color or creed.
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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
I'll tell you why so serious
Good movie but grossly overrated
Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
It was in December of 1974 during a fuel shortage or embargo. We were driving down the Sani Pass on vapors in a VW micro bus from Lesotho into South Africa. From my memory, they didn't film in Lesotho but in the Drakenstein Mountains in South Africa. We hung out with the crew for a bit, played with the dog and its double and then bought some petrol from them and continued to the Natal Coast. We did go see the movie when it came out in Cape Town and later I saw it on TV in the States. Very different endings. It is a good little moral tale playing to decent sentiments in a country that was beginning to come to terms with the reality of apartheid only to come unstuck in 1976. The American version wasn't as effective.
I will never rate something a ten without really believing that is what it is worth. The acting may not have been the best, the story had holes and there are technical issues. But this movie was released in 1976 in (Apartheid) South Africa. It was filmed and funded in South Africa at a time when no money was going to be given to something that was not going to appeal to the main-stream. With that taken into account it was a brilliant effort. The story is memorable, entertaining, thought-provoking and very touching. Viewed as 90 minutes of entertainment created with a budget of X against something like "Day After Tomorrow", created with a budget of X + $100million, then this is truly worthy of a rating of ten against a rating of somewhat less!
I lived in Africa for many years as a child and was taken to this movie at an outdoor movie theatre at the Etosha Pan game reserve. I saw this movie under the title "A Lollipop".This is truely a film to inspire racial harmony and love and could serve a tool to teach our young children to be more tolerant.This film deserves far more credit than it ever received.
This is one of the best kept secrets regarding films I have ever seen. The story is a must for both children and adults alike and clearly and quite beautifully illustrates the brotherhood of mankind.I urge all people to see this film, I saw the film when I was 7 and it's memory has never left me since.