Long Street is an intimately rendered portrait of the fragile relationship between recovering drug addict Sia and her mother Maria. Sia is thrown out of rehab and has to return to her mother’s home. The two women have long stopped trusting each other, and their relationship has collapsed into a simmering sea of anger and disappointment. At the same time, Sia’s father is suffering from writer’s block and has a deep desire to reconcile with his daughter and estranged wife.
When a Zulu singer named Andiswa enters their lives, her powerful presence and musical genius brings the mother and daughter together again.
The result is a poetic, powerful, music-driven film about contemporary middle class ennui in urban South Africa. With its sparse dialogue, Long Street is an authentic and gently moving film that tells its story with feeling, compassion and elegance.
