Both the film, THE MAN WHO STOLE MY MOTHER'S FACE, and this companion web site, feature the stories of many people whose lives have been touched by sexual assault and violence against women. To read more, click on each character's image.
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Laura Henkel
Laura is a mother of two children with a
talent for writing poetry, playing piano and acting. She was sexually
assaulted in 1988. |
Michael Henkel
Michael is the eldest of Laura’s children.
He works in the motor racing industry and has two daughters. |
Cathy Henkel
Cathy is Laura’s daughter and a filmmaker
who goes in search of justice for her mother and makes a documentary film
about her journey. |
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Cecily Singer
Cecily is Laura’s neighbour and lives
in Hope Road. She works with a variety of human rights organisations. |
Glory Legodi
Glory is a flight attendant with South African
Airways and lives with her twin daughters in Johannesburg. |
Andre Neethling
Andre heads up the Family Violence, Child
Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in South Africa. |
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Charlene Smith
Charlene is an award winning journalist committed
to universal human rights and ending violence against women. |
Bongani Linda
Bongani is a theatre director and campaigner
against sexual assault and is based in Johannesburg. |
Cheryl Gilwald
Cheryl Gilwald is the Deputy
Justice Minister in the South African government |
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Lisa
Vetten
Lisa is the Gender Project
Co-ordinator at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
in South Africa.
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Thoko Majokweni
Thoko is the Special Director of Public Prosecutions
within the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa. |
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