Fiela's Child
1988
105 minutes
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."
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Top Cast
Shaleen Surtie-Richards
Fiela Komoetie
André Rossouw
Elias van Rooyen
Lida Botha
Barta van Rooyen
Dawid Minnaar
Benjamin Sr
Jan Ellis
Benjamin Jr.
Marchelle Verwey
Nina Sr
Annie Malan
Nina Jr
Limpie Basson
Kaliel September
Isobella Bosman
Malie
Goliath Davids
Selling Komoetie
Hermien Dommisse
Miss Weatherbury
Ernst Eloff
Magistrate
Alex Heyns
Petrus Zondagh
Schalk Jacobsz
Hans Oukas
Jacques Loots
Lange
Dalene Matthee
Sofie
Gamiet Petersen
Joop Stroep
Gerrit Snyman
Canstable
Flip Theron
Mr Kapp
Cobus Visser
Dikke
Louw Verwey
John Benn
Ted Whitehead
Oubasie
Kamalie Kamalodien
Brown Man