The Return

The Return highlights the challenges faced by one woman as she makes efforts to re-enter society after doing time. Ruth served three years in prison for arson, and then came home to a lot of traumatizing changes and situations. Her children could not relate to her, job hunting was a nightmare; her in-laws did not want to hear of her because she had tarnished their name and her womanizing husband had moved on. Ruth’s son Thabo, born while in prison was seen as a bad omen. Ruth’s source of strength was her sister Esther. Together the sisters fight the stigma associated with being an ex-convict.