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Poppie Nongena (2020)
Directed by Christiaan Olwagen
“The love for her family held no curfew. Needed no permit. Had no boundaries”
Drama · 1h 35m
Based on a true story: South Africa, mid 70s. When her husband becomes too ill to work, Poppie is deemed by the law to be an illegal resident in her own country. Based on the Elsa Joubert novel regarded as one of the best African novels of the century.
Cast
Clementine Mosimane
Poppie Nongena
Anna-Mart van der Merwe
Antoinette Swanepoel
Chris Gxalaba
Stone Nongena
N
Nomsa Nene
Lena
D
Deon Nebulane
Plank
A
Aphiwe Sithole
Bonisile Nongena
Nicole Holm
Mrs. Retief
L
Letlotlo Zimkhitha Mohlabeng
Thandi Nongena
Thembaletu Ntuli
Weekend Nongena
K
Kathryn Beulah
Chrissie Swanepoel
Rolanda Marais
Magriet Swanepoel
Dawid Minnaar
Jan Swanepoel
Crew
- Director
- Christiaan Olwagen
- Screenplay
- Christiaan Olwagen, Saartjie Botha
- Novel
- Elsa Joubert
Details
- Release date
- 2020-01-31
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- AF
- Spoken languages
- Afrikaans, English
- Countries
- South Africa
- Production
- Helena Spring Production