Vaselinetjie (2017)

09/22/2017 (ZA) • 1h 41m

Drama

Overview

At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.

Top Billed Cast

Nicole Bond

Young Vaselinetjie

Marguerite van Eeden

Older Vaselinetjie

Royston Stoffels

Grandpa Simon

Ashley Hawla

Younger Texan

Arno Greeff

Older Texan

Anchen du Plessis

Younger Killer

Elzet Nel

Older Killer

Daniah De Villiers

Younger Pizzaface


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Status

Released

Original Language

Afrikaans

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

social worker

orphanage

south africa

grandparents

growing up

racism

separation

adopted

welfare

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