🎬 Drama, Family

Fiela's Child

⭐ 8.0/10 1988 1h 45m Dir. Katinka Heyns

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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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Year
1988
Runtime
1h 45m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.0/10
Votes
3
Genre
Drama, Family
Director
Language
AF

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Family 🎬 Katinka Heyns 👤 Shaleen Surtie-Richards 👤 André Rossouw 👤 Lida Botha
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Fiela's Child has a runtime of 1h 45m (1 hour and 45 minutes).
Fiela's Child was directed by Katinka Heyns and released in 1988.
Fiela's Child is a Drama, Family film (1988).
The cast of Fiela's Child includes Shaleen Surtie-Richards, André Rossouw, Lida Botha, Dawid Minnaar, Jan Ellis.
Fiela's Child has a TMDB rating of 8.0/10 based on 3 votes.

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