Kanarie (2018)

05/29/2018 (ZA) • 2h 3m

Music, Drama

Overview

Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.

Top Billed Cast

Schalk Bezuidenhout

Johan Niemand

Hannes Otto

Wolfgang

Jacques Bessenger

Ds Engelbrecht

David Viviers

Kevin (Soutpiel)

Francois Jacobs

Tiaan (Craven-A)

Andrico Goosen

Ruan ‘Lobster’


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Status

Released

Original Language

Afrikaans

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

homophobia

choir

south africa

apartheid

military service

male homosexuality

lgbt

1980s

military choir

gay theme

homosexuality

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