Its release was timed to coincide with the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Indian presence in South Africa.[3] The film is a historical drama revolving around the experiences of Indian indentured labourers recruited for the sugar plantations of the 19th-century Colony of Natal, and their children and grandchildren.[4] Jayan Moodley, who wrote the script and co-directed, was inspired by her own family history.[5]