CinemaOSMovie · 2011 · 1h 40m

Black Butterflies

56%(37)IMDbDramaRomance

Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship, Ingrid Jonker searched for a home, searched for love. With men like Jack Cope and André Brink she found much love, but no home. Later, in his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addressed her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.

Directed byPaula van der Oest

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
NL
Released
February 6, 2011
Studios
CoBo FondsSpier FilmsNTR

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Black Butterflies ~ Trailer

Black Butterflies ~ Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten

Ingrid Jonker

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Abraham Jonker

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

Jack Cope

Nicholas Pauling

Nicholas Pauling

Eugene Maritz

Grant Swanby

Grant Swanby

Jan Rabie

Graham Clarke

Graham Clarke

Uys Krige

Damon Berry

Damon Berry

Pieter Venter

Jennifer Steyn

Jennifer Steyn

Lucille - Lulu

Candice D'Arcy

Anna Jonker

Leon Clingman

Leon Clingman

Valkenberg receptionist

Creative team
Directed by
Paula van der Oest
Written by
Greg Latter
Greg Latter
Produced by
Richard Claus
Richard Claus
Arry Voorsmit

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