Discussion Starter: The Miners

This discussion starter is for the film The Miners from the original 8 Films 8 Values Heartlines series, and includes some questions you can talk through with your connect group, team, family or friends. 

You can choose which questions appeal to you.

About the film

The Miners tells the story of a tender friendship that is almost destroyed by the prejudices of an older generation. Against the backdrop of a mining community where the divides of Apartheid are slow to disappear, Sandra, a white girl, and Moagi a black boy, form an unlikely friendship. But when Sandra’s father Johnny is passed over for promotion in favour of Moagi’s father Dan, he forbids his daughter to spend time with Moagi. Dan – also determined to keep the children apart – sends Moagi back to his T’aung boarding school. The action of their fathers leaves Sandra – already bereft by the death of her mother – teetering on the brink. Tragedy can only be averted when both fathers learn that humanity is not skin-deep.

You can find the trailer for the film here or or watch the full film below.

• File size: 1.116 MB
• Format: pdf
• Length: 1 page
• Language: English
• Publisher Name: Heartlines
• Date Published: Apr 10, 2025