SYNOPSIS:

Ibala tells a story of Ntombi, who is just been married into the royal house as Unfaziwesizwe (the Chosen Wife) of the Dlamini Clan. She is expected to give the royal house an heir. Ntombi gives birth to a healthy baby boy, an heir born with albinism. When the family elders and community members finds out, they want to banish her from the village saying her baby is a curse. There is havoc in the royal house, culture and tradition clashes with modernity. Ntombi decide to challenge Chief Dlamini to educate the community about Albinism, while she fights for her son's birth right as the future paramount chief and to be accepted into society.

Year: 2019     Duration: 26 min     Language: Zulu