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Black Butterflies

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Black Butterflies

5.5

1h 40m

2011

Synopsis

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.

Director

Paula van der Oest

Trailer

DramaRomance

apartheidwoman director

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Cast & Crew

Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten

as Ingrid Jonker

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

as Abraham Jonker

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham

as Jack Cope

Nicholas Pauling

Nicholas Pauling

as Eugene Maritz

Grant Swanby

Grant Swanby

as Jan Rabie

Graham Clarke

Graham Clarke

as Uys Krige

Damon Berry

Damon Berry

as Pieter Venter

Jennifer Steyn

Jennifer Steyn

as Lucille - Lulu

Candice D'Arcy

as Anna Jonker

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