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Black Butterflies (2011)

Movie
Audience Score
58
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NR 1 hr 40 minMar 1st, 2011Romance, Drama
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.
StarringCarice van HoutenRutger HauerLiam Cunningham
DirectorPaula van der Oest
WriterGreg Latter

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 1st, 2011
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 17th, 2012 - Buy DVD
Original Language:Dutch
Executive Producers:Arnold Heslenfeld
Production Companies:CoBo Fonds, IDTV Film, Cool Beans, Comet Film Produktion GmbH, Spier Films, Riba Film International, NTR, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
Black Butterflies on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
woman directorapartheid