Black Butterflies (2011)

02/06/2011 (DE) • 1h 40m

Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Carice van Houten

Ingrid Jonker

Rutger Hauer

Abraham Jonker

Nicholas Pauling

Eugene Maritz

Grant Swanby

Jan Rabie

Graham Clarke

Uys Krige

Damon Berry

Pieter Venter

Jennifer Steyn

Lucille - Lulu

Candice D'Arcy

Anna Jonker


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

apartheid

woman director

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