IN PRODUCTION

Feature film/ 100 min, 35mm

Original Language: English

 

Logline:

Against the backdrop of Apartheid in the early 1960’s, Ingrid Jonker struggles with love and life and becomes one of the most important poets of South-Africa.

 

Director:               Paula van der Oest

Writer:                  Greg Latter

Cast:                    Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer,

                           Graham Clarke, Nicholas Pauling, Candice D'rcy,

                           Jennifer Steyn

 

Producers:             Arry Voorsmit (Riba Film International/ The Netherlands)

                           Frans van Gestel (IDTV Film)

                           Richard Claus (Comet Film/ Germany)

                           Michael Auret (Spier Film/ South Africa)

 

World Sales:          Bavaria Film International

Distributor:            A-Film Distribution

 

Director of Photography:   Giulio Biccari

Editing:                          Sander Vos

Casting:                         Christa Schamberger, Ana Feyder,

                                    Jeremy Zimmermann

Art Director:                    Darryl Hammer

Costume Designer:            Rae Donnelly

Make Up/ Hair:                 Raine Edwards

Music:                            Philip Miller

 

 

Developed with the support of the Dutch Film Fund (www.filmfonds.nl)

 

Participated co-production markets:

- at the International Film Festival, Cinemart in Rotterdam

- IFP Market, NO BORDERS in New York

- at the Netherlands Film Festival, Producers Platform in Utrecht

 

... see SYNOPSIS

... see Ingrid's Poem "THE CHILD THAT DIED AT NYANGA"

... see Nelson Mandela ABOUT THE POEM "THE CHILD..."