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Canary

6.4

2h 3m

2018

Synopsis

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.

Director

Christiaan Olwagen

MusicDrama

homophobiachoirsouth africaapartheidmilitary servicemale homosexualitylgbt1980smilitary choirgay themehomosexuality

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Cast & Crew

Schalk Bezuidenhout

Schalk Bezuidenhout

as Johan Niemand

Hannes Otto

Hannes Otto

as Wolfgang Müller

Germandt Geldenhuys

Germandt Geldenhuys

as Ludolf Otterman

Gérard Rudolf

Gérard Rudolf

as Reverend Koch

Jacques Bessenger

Jacques Bessenger

as Reverend Engelbrecht

Francois Jacobs

Francois Jacobs

as Tiaan Taljaard

De Klerk Oelofse

De Klerk Oelofse

as Walter "Rambo" Boonzaaier

Ludwig Binge

Ludwig Binge

as Daan Goosen

David Viviers

David Viviers

as Kevin Scott

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