"Shwi Nomtekhala" Isatshalaliswe eSpain ngabakwaFilmax ngamakhophi angu-60 kanti izolo ikwazile ukungena endaweni yesi-7 ngokwenza imali eningi eSpain.
Abalingisi bale filimu eqondiswe nguTony Goldwyn, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver noMelissa Leo nabo bagqama.
Umlando we "Shwi Nomtekhala" isekelwe esenzakalweni sangempela futhi izosiyisa onyakeni ka-1983, lapho indoda okuthiwa uKenny (Sam Rockwell) igwetshwa udilikajele ngecala lokubulala, udadewabo omncane uBetty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank), eqiniseka ngobumsulwa bakhe, enikezela abangu-18. iminyaka yokuphila kwakhe, kusukela esikhungweni kuya enhlanganweni yabameli, ukuzama ukumkhulula.