Slovo is the daughter of Joe Slovo and Ruth First — both famous South Africans and major figures in the anti-apartheid struggle who lived perilous lives of exile, armed resistance, and occasional imprisonment, culminating in her mother's assassination in 1982.
The film Catch a Fire (2006), about the activist Patrick Chamusso, was written by Shawn Slovo and Ruth First is portrayed in the film by another daughter, Robyn Slovo, who was also one of the film's producers.
Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn Archer | Robyn | Robyn Nevin | Shawn Slovo | Robyn Miller | Robyn Davidson | The Tale of Igor's Campaign (''Slovo o polku Ihorevim'') | Robyn Williams | Robyn Slovo | Robyn Regehr | Robyn Malcolm | Robyn Lawley | Robyn Dawes | Robyn Butler | Robyn Broughton | Joe Slovo | Gillian Slovo |