Donkerland (2013)★ 8.9/10
- Drama
Directed by: Jozua Malherbe
Written by: Saartjie Botha, Deon Opperman
The story is set in the mountains of Kwazulu-Natal on the farm Donkerland. It follows the lives and times of seven generations of the De Witt family, from the Groot Trek in 1838 until 1996.
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Lida BothaNarratorHeléne LombardRiana de Witt
Jacques BessengerDirk de Witt
Rolanda MaraisEmily de WittAltus TheartOuboet de Witt
Anel AlexanderMaria de WittJana StrydomThea de JagerTessa DentonMariaan de JagerAlbert MaritzPiet-Jan de JagerFranci SwanepoelTruida de JagerMothusi ChebeletsaneSigwebanaFezile MpelaZwideJames GracieJames AndrewsNobuntu MphahlazaEersteHannes MullerKlein Piet de WittSisanda HennaMtongaVilje MaritzFrederik de JagerQuentin KrogHenk de WittJenna DunsterAnna de Witt
Gys de VilliersOubaas Pieter de WittFrancois JacobsKlein Piet de WittThapelo SebogodiBonganiLyall RamsdenJohn WalshGustav GerdenerPieter de WittPalesa NhlengethwaEersteLelia EtsebethMagriet de WittSarahann DohertyHester de Witt
Gérard RudolfJohan de JagerMarcel van HeerdenWynand van TonderFrankie OppermanJohan de JagerEben GroenewaldFrancois de JagerBusiswa MambiZodwaDanie PutterPiet-Jan de JagerGraeme KriegaSigwebanaDenise MosianaNomthandazoNtuthuko KhuluMatyanaPatrick ShabanguSizweCobus VenterPetrus PotgieterMatthew RibnickMr. Belonsky
Tim TheronGerrieClarissa TaljaardAnnette de WittSam PhillipsBonganiReynard SlabbertJan de JagerMarike SmithMari de WittWillem BothaFrederik de Witt
Matt SternFrederik de WittMarcel SchoemanJakob de WittLeandri ScholtzThea de WittLindani NkosiMehlokazuluNeil-Bennett GribGrant RobertsKaren WesselsMagdalena de WittRichard van der WesthuizenJan SerfonteinJoel ZumaMpondo PrinceAndré VeltsAndries PretoriusLizelle de KlerkMartieDonovan SmitDirk de WittPhumi MncayiMpondo Lover
Clayton BoydConstable McMillanRowan CloeteHanskakiePhikolomzi MagongomaMpandeJohann Janse van RensburgJohannes the InterpreterDominic FundamSihayoTimo Crane1st Marshal
Daniel JanksMr. LawrenceTer HollmannEnglish MarshalJako MeyerDiederik the ScoutHarry SideropoulosGen. Maj. Sir George Colley
Craig JacksonEnglish OfficerJacques GombaultSgt. Hattingh
Beáte OppermanBetsieEdrien ErasmusLenie SerfonteinHendrik van den BergJailer
Lawrence JoffeSimpsonDavid JamesConst. Jannie KrugerThorsten WedekindFiring Squad Commanding OfficerPaul DitchfieldDr. John PhilipZak HendrikzEnglish Officer
Jurgen HellbergDavid AlcockBuntu TembaniMehlokazuluHykie BergGeldenhuysRetief van der LiefdeBlackie SwartSteven MofokengEerste's FatherJ.J. FolscherFrancois SwartBouwer BoschBruwerDewald ReyneckeGerrie van JaarsveldJohn-Henry OppermanJakob OosthuizenJacques van JaarsveldVorsterJC SnookeMal PietJacqui CarpedeNomthandazoNoma NibeKhweziAntony ColemanLord KitchenerThabiso TshabalalaSiyabongaAdam HeynsHugoDirk VermeulenDomineeNeil SharimJapie CoetzeeChanél van WykHanna OosthuizenSean RedpathYoung English OfficerFerry JeleNandiJames CairnsSgt. DoneganChumani PanGerald
Deon OppermanGen. Johannes van RensburgDirk StoltzFourie
Jozua MalherbeKoosJaco MullerBothaJakkie GroenewaldKotie CoetzeeDoctor Khasu-NkatloSibongilePhilip GodawaGordon AndrewsAdria MoorcroftSally AndrewsLucius KhuluMatyana