Ellen: The Story of Ellen Pakkies (Die Ellen Pakkies Storie) 6 years old

When a mother's love forces her to act

Based on true events, Ellen tells of the troubled relationship between a mother and her drug-addicted son - a relationship that will eventually drive her to the edge and lead to his murder. In 2007, the death of 20 year old Abie Pakkies created a stir in South Africa and the world. The most disturbing part of the case was that the murderer was his mother, Ellen. When advocate Adrian Samuels takes on the case, he is determined to prove that Ellen Pakkies had no choice. But what compelled her to stop seeking help? How does a mother become desperate enough to take her own son's life? Told across two timelines, Ellen is the harrowing account of a woman put through the penal system, tried for murder and driven by an unflinching love for her son. It delves into the inner psyche of a family ravaged by drugs in one of the most dangerous communities in South Africa. A scourge that extends beyond the Cape Flats and highlights a systematic failure to protect the poorest of the poor.

Credits

Ellen: The Story of Ellen Pakkies Cast

Name	Character
Grant Swanby He was 50, now 56 years old	as Pastor Abrahams
Russel Savadier	as Martin Yodaiken
Jarrid Geduld	as Abie Pakkies

Ellen: The Story of Ellen Pakkies Crew

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