Nearing forty and laid off from his job as a top reporter in Zimbabwe, K. Shoniwa crosses the border into South Africa with a university degree and the hope of a better life. But his dream quickly descends into a six-year nightmare of exploitation, dependency, and a toxic relationship with a woman embroiled in a criminal syndicate. From the gilded cage of a suburban Johannesburg apartment to the grit of a Brits mukuku (shack), 'The Crossing' is an unflinching, true story of one man's loss of identity and his fight to reclaim his life for the sake of his children.
