Lien se Lankstaanskoene

Overview

This coming-of-age drama tells about a high school girl who resorts to begging to support her family. Lien Jooste’s life falls apart when her father is arrested for fraud and her mother develops a drinking problem. They lose everything and go from being an upstanding, affluent family living in a nice neighbourhood to a broken mess – living in a small flat and struggling to get by. Due to her mother’s drinking, Lien has to take on the role of mother for both her mom and her younger brother Braam.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 3, 2013

Original language

Afrikaans

Spoken languages

Afrikaans

Countries

South Africa

Cast

Magda van Biljon,Eben Groenewald,Gideon Lombard,Brian Webber,Julie Strijdom,Jacques Gombault,Dirk Stoltz,Carmen Pretorius,Tiaan Kelderman,Riaan Cruywagenand 9 more

Director

Andre Odendaal

Writer

Saartjie Botha

Producer

Konrad Kuhn

Cinematography

Justus de Jager

Music

Benjamin Willem

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2874064