The Wall of the Plague

Helping to research her lover's film on the great plague, Andrea retur ns to Provence. However, her journey becomes more a trip of personal d iscovery than one of pure academic research as she begins to enjoy mor e and more of the idyllic lifestyle. Travelling with Mandla, a fellow South African and Black activist, helps Andrea put into perspective th e more hedonistic elements of her new life. However, through the inten sity of his own convictions Mandla forces his friend to re-assess her own beliefs, casting a shadow on the relationship. As the story unfold s in a landscape evoked with a breathtaking mastery, Andrea and Mandla confront the uneasy relationships which develop between themselves an d their lovers. Their difficulties form an allegory for those faced by two disparate continents, as they undertake the process of reconciling Europe's past and Africa's present.