Fiela's Child

Overview

The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child) is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family. But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society, and he is removed from his foster parents. "This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day. It is the story of a mother´s enduring love and hope to see her taken son again. Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her. She raised a white castaway child, Benjamin, and teaches him the simple things in life."

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1988

Original language

Afrikaans

Spoken languages

Afrikaans

Countries

South Africa

Production

Sonneblom Films,Starcorp International Pictures

Cast

Goliath Davids,Ernst Eloff,Dawid Minnaar,Isobella Bosman,Hermien Dommisse,Flip Theron,Kamalie Kamalodien,Alex Heyns,Limpie Basson,Lida Bothaand 13 more

Director

Katinka Heyns

Writer

Dalene Matthee

Producer

Edgar Bold

Cinematography

James Robb

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0144200