South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
ZA
Genres:
Drama
Release:
August 2018
Production:
Spier Films, Lava Films
Cast:
Brent Vermeulen, Alex van Dyk, Juliana Venter, Morné Visser, Danny Keogh, Erica Wessels, Benré Labuschagne, Roxanna Kerdachi, Biané Hattingh, Barné Hattingh, Mpume Mthombeni, Louis Minnaar, Jakkie Groenewald
Tags:
adoption, coming of age, afrikaans, religion, prostitution, recovering addict, lgbt, cannes
