One Take Grace

I want to talk to you says a female voice over a closeup of the speakers resolute face And so begins the story of 58yearold Mothiba Grace Bapela a Black South African woman who like many others has had a tough life Early on in One Take Grace we see Bapela cleaning a toilet in somebodys house Its a significant scene because shes always worked in the service of other people She rarely saw her own children who were raised by her mother When she was able to she pursued a career as an actor