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Black Butterflies (2011)
Directed by Paula van der Oest
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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.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Carice van Houten | Rutger Hauer | Liam Cunningham | Nicholas Pauling | Grant Swanby | Graham Clarke | Damon Berry | Jennifer Steyn | Candice D'Arcy | Leon Clingman | Waldemar Schultz | Tarryn Page | Sabrina Oschmann | Florence Masebe | Ceridwen Morris | Thamsanqua Mbongo | Louis Pretorius | Marthinus Van den Berg
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/07/2016 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Picked this up from the library because Carice van Houten. Nice to see Liam Cunningham in a good role. Surprised to find Rutger Hauer here as the bad guy.
Without knowing anything of her life I knew this would be a tragic tale. Carice is perfect for this role.
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