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2011

Black Butterflies

Directed by Paula van der Oest

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.

Duration

1h 40m

Released

February 6, 2011

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5.7

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Cast18

  • Carice van Houten
  • Rutger Hauer
  • Liam Cunningham
  • Nicholas Pauling
  • Grant Swanby
  • Graham Clarke
  • Damon Berry
  • Jennifer Steyn
  • Candice D'Arcy

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