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		<title>Die Stropers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louw Mulder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2019 19:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Evil incarnate in this gripping Afrikaans Drama By Jaco Lotriet South African film productions have garnered quite a few accolades in recent years on the International scene. Sink and especially Tsotsi come to mind, cementing our country’s achievements in filmmaking, not only on the local scene, but especially abroad. This wide acclaim catapulted our filmmakers [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Evil incarnate in this gripping Afrikaans Drama</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">By Jaco Lotriet</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Stropers-R5.png"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-10305" src="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Stropers-R5-300x184.png" alt="" width="325" height="200" /></a>South African film productions have garnered quite a few accolades in recent years on the International scene. <em>Sink</em> and especially <em>Tsotsi</em> come to mind, cementing our country’s achievements in filmmaking, not only on the local scene, but especially abroad. This wide acclaim catapulted our filmmakers into the upper ranks of producer royalty, subsequently exposing them to a much larger audience.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When a film such as <em>Die Stropers</em> comes along, we can only hope that this production will gather as much praise, as its predecessors have. With a standing applause from the audience at the recent <em>71st Cannes Film Festival</em>, as well as having won best cinematography at the eighth annual <em>kykNET Silwerskerm Film Festival</em>, <em>Die Stropers</em> may be well on its way to achieving the critical acclaim it deserves.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Cape Town-born writer and first time director, Etienne Kallos, who spearheaded this production, audaciously strode into a world of an intense psychological drama. Centred on an extremely conservative Christian Afrikaans family, Kallos addressed the often thorny topics of religion and sexuality entwined head-on, in this coming-of-age production. It should be stated that a lot of recent media publications seem to centre on, and even exaggerate the theme of homosexuality in the film. While it certainly forms an integral part of the storyline, I would rather state that it is subtly implied, and in no way offensive.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Stropers-R4.png"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-10306 alignleft" src="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Stropers-R4-300x169.png" alt="" width="355" height="200" /></a>The aforementioned conservatism however, is ultimately tied to the religious theme and relates to the strict constraints and traditionalism sometimes found in the Afrikaner community, whereby the fear of God and the reconciliation between failure and the inability to express one’s true self, is emphasised. This truthful, often gritty conveyance on screen, may leave an Afrikaner audience reeling, as it could uncover feelings of shortcomings that they would much rather shy away from. Perhaps, as is evident in this day and age with the more open-minded younger generation, this might actually not be the case&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Either way, it is impossible to ignore the film’s confrontational, dark and sometimes perplexing nature. Perplexing, because even though the audience may wonder how the story will play out, nothing quite prepares them for its unravelling conclusion. This, in part, can be credited to the contrasting and gripping performances of two actors in particular, as well as exquisite cinematography, combined with a sweeping score.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The protagonist Janno and antagonist Pieter, are both played by two newcomers; Brent Vermeulen and Alex van Dyk, respectively.   These two actors&#8217; depiction of their characters can best be described as jaw dropping performances, but particular praise goes to Van Dyk as the cool, calculated and manipulating Pieter. Having briefly experienced these actors&#8217; actual personalities at the film&#8217;s red carpet event, I was astonished at how remarkably different their characters were.   Not only does this point to their great intrinsic acting skills, but also outstanding direction from Kallos.</p>
<p><iframe title="DIE STROPERS (The Harvesters) Official Trailer" width="788" height="443" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0oaED0YNKHc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Evgueni- and Sacha Galerines sweeping score, combined with Michal Englerts spectacular cinematography immerses the audience further in the deep melancholy unfolding on screen. <em>Die Stropers </em>is a slow-paced, Afrikaans movie, featuring English sub-titles, hence its accompanying title, <em>The Harvesters</em>.  Scant dialogue and intimate moments of silence accentuates its overall mood and for good reason, becoming more apparent with the films&#8217; progression, whilst maintaining the line of suspense throughout.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A must-see production of this magnitude requires investors in bringing the producers &#8216;extraordinary vision to life and includes the <em>KwaZulu -Natal Film Commission</em>, <em>Agence Film France</em>, the <em>Greek Film Institute</em>, the <em>Polish Film</em> <em>Institute</em> and the <em>Department of Trade and Industry</em>. The film is produced by Sophie Erbs, the <em>Cinema de Facto of France</em> and Thembisa Cochrane, of <em>Spier Films</em>, South Africa. Executive producers are Dr Lwazi Manzi and Michael Auret, also from <em>Spier Films</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Die Stropers</em> is distributed in <em>South Africa by Indigenous Film Distribution</em> and opened nationwide in South Africa on 15 March 2019.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LouwM823]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 10:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> Suid-Afrika se gunsteling-grappiekarakter kry lewe op die grootskerm! Hoeveel Van der Merwes is nodig om ’n troue te stop? Dalk net een. Dis te sê as hy dit hierdie een keer kan regkry. Maak gereed en hou styf vas aan al jou stereotipes, want die onderwerp van Suid-Afrika se gunsteling-grappies kry lewe in hierdie splinternuwe [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> Suid-Afrika se gunsteling-grappiekarakter kry lewe op die grootskerm!</strong></p>
<p>Hoeveel Van der Merwes is nodig om ’n troue te stop? Dalk net een. Dis te sê as hy dit hierdie een keer kan regkry. Maak gereed en hou styf vas aan al jou stereotipes, want die onderwerp van Suid-Afrika se gunsteling-grappies kry lewe in hierdie splinternuwe komedie oor die buiteperd. Ten volle toegerus met sy wanopvattings, vooroordele en kenmerkende onvermoë om suksesvol te wees, gaan Van der Merwe jou laat lag, huil, en ineenkrimp wanneer hy probeer om ’n moeilike situasie reg te stel, en ’n groot gek van homself maak, terwyl hy daarmee besig is. Sy liefdevolle vrou, beeldskone dogter, en statige aanstaande Britse skoonseun sal jou amper laat glo dat sy geluk besig is om te draai&#8230; of is dit?</p>
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<p>Vervaardigers Craig Jones, Bruce Macdonald, Murray Macdonald en Bruce Lawley bring ’n splinternuwe, tong-in-die-kies familiekomedie na die grootskerm, met Rob van Vuuren (Van) en Reine Swart (Marike) in die hoofrolle. <strong>VAN DER MERWE</strong>, wat afspeel op ’n plaas in Suid-Afrika, vertel die verhaal van Van se dogter, Marike, wat terugkeer na ’n oorbrugingsjaar in England. Maar sy is nie alleen nie. Haar verloofde, George, ’n Britse mediese student is aan haar sy. Dit skep die perfekte geleentheid vir talle probleme en uitdagings. Van moet nie net daarmee vrede maak dat sy enigste dogter met ’n Engelsman gaan trou nie, maar word ook deur sy moeilike, tradisionele pa beveel om dié verhouding te beëindig. Dit plaas hom in ’n baie stresvolle situasie en los hom met ’n moeilike besluit: staan hy op teen sy pa en aanvaar die troue&#8230; of gehoorsaam hy sy pa, wie se goedkeuring hy bittergraag wil hê, se bevel wat kan beteken dat hy sy dogter vir altyd kan verloor. Wanneer die aanstaande Britse skoonfamilie opdaag, word daar behoorlik kop gestamp. Dit ontaard in ’n kultuurstryd en lei tot verskeie kantkies-insidente en ander skreeusnaakse gebeure, wat lewe gee aan die klassieke Van der Merwe-grappies wat ons almal so goed ken.</p>
<p><img data-dominant-color="8c8684" data-has-transparency="false" style="--dominant-color: #8c8684;" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-5224 not-transparent" src="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Van-der-Merwe-2-212x300.png" alt="" width="212" height="300" />Hierdie ligsinninge prent kry lewe met behulp van ’n verskeidenheid interessante karakters, wat spesiaal geskep is om Van se tekortkominge te beklemtoon. Bekende aktrise, Chanelle de Jager, vertolk die rol van Van se vrou, Suzette, wat vasberade is om die situasie te red. Ian Roberts speel die dominerende Oupa Van, wat beslis die gehoor se aandag sal trek. Ander akteurs wat in die fliek te sien is, sluit in Adrienne Pearce, André Jacobs, Rika Sennett, Erica Wessels, Louw Venter, Benedikt Sebastian, Matthew Baldwin, Neels van Jaarsveld en Melt Sieberhagen om maar net ’n paar te noem. Kurt Darren maak ook ’n gasvertoning as ’n sanger by die troue en Barry Hilton speel die rol van Freddie, die kroegman en Van se beste vriend.</p>
<p><em>“<strong>VAN DER MERWE</strong> is ’n goedvoel-fliek. Ons wil hê dat mense die bioskoop moet verlaat met ’n glimlag en die positiewe boodskap dat alles oukei sal wees, ongeag van jou omstandighede of tekortkominge. Maar dan moet jy vir jouself kan lag. Jy kan die lewe nie te ernstig opneem nie. Bly getrou aan wie jy is, moenie moed opgee nie en hou altyd aan met glimlag,” </em>meen Lawley.</p>
<p><strong>VAN DER MERWE</strong><em> </em>beloof om kykers te laat skaterlag met skreeusnaakse familie- en kultuurkonflik, ongemaklike situasies, en katastrofes wat die Van der Merwe-titel meer as gestand sal doen.<em> </em>Dié rolprent word versprei deur Ster-Kinekor Entertainment en sal landswyd vrygestel word op 28 Julie 2017.</p>
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		<title>My Father&#039;s War</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Baanbreker film skuif grense deur Louw Mulder &#160; Ek kan die films op my een hand tel waarin ek skelm-sklem ‘n traan of drie moes af vee weens die boeiende greep wat die storielyn op my gehad het. My Father’s War, is beslis die eerste Suid Afrikaanse rolprent in hierdie kategorie. Nie net is dit ‘n [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Baanbreker film skuif grense</strong></p>
<p>deur Louw Mulder</p>
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<figure id="attachment_4134" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4134" style="width: 231px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/VPicture3.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-4134 size-medium" src="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/VPicture3-231x300.png" alt="Edwin van der Walt by die Premiere van My Father's War" width="231" height="300" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4134" class="wp-caption-text">Edwin van der Walt by die Premiere van My Father&#8217;s War</figcaption></figure>
<p>Ek kan die films op my een hand tel waarin ek skelm-sklem ‘n traan of drie moes af vee weens die boeiende greep wat die storielyn op my gehad het. <em>My Father’s War</em>, is beslis die eerste Suid Afrikaanse rolprent in hierdie kategorie. Nie net is dit ‘n storie vol-op drama, intrige en oorlogstonele nie, maar dit is die storie van ‘n wonderbaarlike versoening tussen pa en seun, wie se boodskap tot kaal op die been sny.</p>
<p>Baie elemente dra by om ‘n rolprent so effektief soos die een te maak. Nie net is mens weer opnuut trots op die kaliber van rolprente wat deur Suid Afrikaanse flmmakers vervaardig word nie, maar die boodskap laat jou ten einde met baie om oor te dink. Die boodskap vir my persoonlik, is hoe baie ons as mens mense beoordeel, en onself toelaat om ander mense te behandel, als gebasseer op oningeligte idees en verwronge persepsies van die waarheid. Die tema van <em>My Father’s War </em>spreek boekdele: ‘Die waarheid sal jou vry maak’.</p>
<figure id="attachment_4135" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4135" style="width: 262px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/VPicture4.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-4135 size-medium" src="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/VPicture4-262x300.png" alt="Stian Bam by die Premiere van My Father's War" width="262" height="300" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4135" class="wp-caption-text">Stian Bam Speel Dawid Smit My Father&#8217;s War</figcaption></figure>
<p>Dap Smit is ‘n jong man wat alleen deur sy ma, Carina Smit groot gemaak word. Hierdie enkel-ouer opbrengs, asook sekere waarhede wat van Dap weerhou is om hom van onnodige seer te beskerm, veroorsaak dat Dap die verkeerde beeld van sy pa het, en hom daarvoor verwyt. As gevolg van ‘n rebelse neiging, wat met die invloed van drank bydra dat Dap besig is om sy lewe te vernietig, blyk daar geen kans op versoening tussen Dawid Smit, Dap se pa, en sy seun nie. Die storie boei juis vroeg in die film, juis dat die Dawid se grootste begeerte.</p>
<p>As gevolg van ‘n gebed waar Dawid die Here vra om te help, en op ‘n manier Dap se hart te verander, begin Dap ‘n reeks drome droom wat hom saam met sy pa in die middel van die grensoorlog van 1983 plaas. In hierdie realistiese en werklike droomwêreld, begin Dap se hart draai, deur te sien hoe verkeerd hy al die jare was in sy denkwyses, wat sy verhouding met sy pa verwoes het. Deur die waarheid te omhels, en homself toe te laat om genees te word van die bitter en rou verwyte teenoor sy pa, vorm die storie van vergifnis en versoening.</p>
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<p>Die vertel van die storie was van uitstaande gehalte, en krediet moet gaan aan Craig Gardiner wie vir die skryf en regie van <em>My Father’s War</em> verantwoordelik was. Die gebruik van verskillende stories binne-die hoof storie, word effektief, en met ‘n grypslag vervolmaak. Die vervaardigers verduidelik self dat die oorlogstonele eerder mikrokosms van ware gebeure is wat met fiksie versoen word om karakters te onthul, of om die storielyn aan te vul.</p>
<p>Behalwe die hoë-klas vervaardiging van die oorlogstonele, was daar ook vir Gardner die taak om die emosionele en grypende deel van die film te vertolk. Die stilte in die teater, daardie oomblik wat jy wag vir die akteurs om iets te sê wanneer jy net ander kykers se asemhaling hoor, getuig vansigself van die sukses in hierdie area. Hierdie film sal jou laat peins oor jou eie situasies, en op ‘n manier jou self daartoe dryf om verhoudinge in jou eie lewe te versoen.</p>
<p>Ek dink net dat die spelers en akteurs in <em>My Father’s War, </em>die mees uitstekende keuse was om hierdie storie oor te dra. Die ondersteunende spelers was briljant in elke uiteenlopende karakter wat bygedra het tot die verhaal. Edwin van der Walt, wat ‘n puik vertoning lewer, wissel tussen die rebelse aksies van ‘n tiener, en ‘n seun wie se hart aan die werk is om emosioneel tot die spel te kom.  Beter as dit sal &#8216;n mens selde kry, en as jong akteur, is daar nog baie in stoor vir hom.</p>
<figure id="attachment_4133" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4133" style="width: 400px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ZPicture9.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-4133 size-medium" src="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ZPicture9-400x300.png" alt="Edwin van der Walt en Stian Bam met hul aankoms by die Premiere van My Father's War" width="400" height="300" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4133" class="wp-caption-text">Edwin van der Walt en Stian Bam</figcaption></figure>
<p>Stian Bam en Erica Wessels speel Dap se pa en ma, en dien as uitstekende ondersteunende spel vir van der Walt se karakter. Dit sluit in tonele van erge agressie, tot die traan-trekkende tonele waar die emosionele aspek selfs die musiek stil laat klink.</p>
<p>Ander spelers in hierdie uitstekende film sluit in Fumani Shilubana, Nastassja Jooste, Jai’ Prakash Sewram, Johan Baird, Neels Clasen, Kew Khauoe, Richard Lukunku, Duane Behrens, Alan Glauber, Nat Ramabulana, David Dukas, Francois Jacobs, David Rees, Eddie de Jager, Damon Berry, Meren Reddy, Vian Singleton and Nobuhle Mahlasela.</p>
<p>Deur die feit dat hierdie rolprent my nie ‘n oomblik toegelaat het om my gedagtes te laat dwaal nie, en die grypende verhaal my soos ‘n vakuum in getrek het vir die tydsduur van die hele film, stel ek voor jy beleef hierdie baanbreker Suid Afrikaans film vir jouself.</p>
<p>Dit begin rol 5 Augustus in fliek teaters landswyd.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Treffende Suid-Afikaanse film My Father’s War in Augustus 2016 op die silwerskerm Hierdie tweetalige (Afrikaanse/Engelse) drama fokus op die gebroke verhouding tussen ’n pa en sy rebelse tienerseun. Die rolprent speel in 2003 af en die 19-jarige Dap Smit (Edwin van der Walt), baklei aanhoudend met sy pa, Dawid (Stian Bam), ’n veteraan van die Grensoorlog. Die [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Treffende Suid-Afikaanse film<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>My Father’s War</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Augustus 2016 op die silwerskerm</strong></p>
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<p>Hierdie tweetalige (Afrikaanse/Engelse) drama fokus op die gebroke verhouding tussen ’n pa en sy rebelse tienerseun.</p>
<figure id="attachment_3128" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3128" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/my-Fathers-War-Edwin-1.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-3128 size-medium" src="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/my-Fathers-War-Edwin-1-300x288.png" alt="Edwin van der Walt speel Dap Smit in My Father's War" width="300" height="288" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3128" class="wp-caption-text">Edwin van der Walt speel Dap Smit in <em>My Father&#8217;s War. Foto: Jennifer Wheatley</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Die rolprent speel in 2003 af en die 19-jarige Dap Smit (Edwin van der Walt), baklei aanhoudend met sy pa, Dawid (Stian Bam), ’n veteraan van die Grensoorlog. Die mans stem oor niks saam nie en daar is klaarblyklik geen hoop op versoening tussen hulle nie. Boonop is Dawid se vrou, Karina (Erica Wessels) in die middel van hul epiese worsteling vasgevang.</p>
<p>Dan kry Dap ’n reeks drome waarin hy ’n gevegsoldaat tydens die Grensoorlog in die 1980’s is. Daar ontmoet hy sy pa op sy ouderdom, en hierdie drome verander Dap se persepsie – en lewe – heeltemal. Daar is nie terugkeer nie. Maar wat is die pad vorentoe?</p>
<p>Volgens die vervaardiger, Peter Lamberti, en skrywer/regisseur Craig Gardner, was die grootste uitdaging van die film om die tema van ’n gebroke verhouding met die Grensoorlog te kombineer – met ander woorde, hoe om ’n gaping tussen ’n pa en sy seun te oorkom as die oorlog feitlik dertig jaar gelede plaasgevind het.</p>
<p>En om hierdie uitdaging te oorbrug, het Gardner die belangrike droomtonele geskep. Hy sê: <em>“Elke droom is geskep om die ontvouende storie te onthul. Dus is daar nie enige ongeoorloofde vegtonele nie. Die oorlogsdrome is eerder mikrokosms van regte gebeure wat by fiksie aansluit om óf die karakters óf die storielyn te bevorder – klein ‘mini-stories’ – binne die groter verhaal.”</em></p>
<figure id="attachment_3129" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3129" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/My-Fathers-War-Stian-1.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-3129 size-medium" src="http://www.stageandscreen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/My-Fathers-War-Stian-1-300x264.png" alt="Stian Bam as Dawid Smit, in My Father's War" width="300" height="264" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3129" class="wp-caption-text">Stian Bam as Dawid Smit, in <em>My Father&#8217;s War. Foto: Jennifer Wheatley</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Gardner gaan voort, <em>“Die oorlog is as ’n kreatiewe instrument gebruik om die storie van die pa en seun tot ’n uitkoms te dryf. Ons het met opset nie ’n morele standpunt oor die konflik self gelewer nie. Hierdie is nie ’n Grensoorlog-rolprent nie – dit is ’n verhoudingsdrama, wat die kern van feitlik elke suksesvolle fliek is. En My Father’s War fokus op die gebroke verhouding tussen ’n pa en sy seun.”</em></p>
<p>Die filmmakers sê, <em>“Ons hoop om so ’n breë gehoor as moontlik te bereik, maar ons wil ook hê dat elkeen wat deur die oorlog geaffekteer is, soldate, vroue, mans, kinders en ouers, dit sien. Dit sal hopelik ’n katarsiese ondervinding wees wat herinneringe oproep, spoke wegdryf en help om meer begrip vir kykers te gee – selfs diegene wat niks met die oorlog te doen gehad het nie. Enige ouer en kind sal aanklank hierby kan vind op ’n persoonlike vlak.”</em></p>
<p>Afgesien van Stian Bam, Edwin van der Walt en Erica Wessels, is Neels Clasen, Hannes Muller, Meren Reddy, Fumini Shulubana, Jai’prakesh Shewram en David Rees ook in die film te sien.</p>
<p><em>My Father’s War</em> word op 5 Augustus 2016 landswyd in filmteaters vrygestel en word deur Ster-Kinekor Entertainment uitgereik.</p>
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