Kanarie

Kanarie (2018)

29/05/2018
Music, Drama
2h 3m

Overview

Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.

  • Christiaan OlwagenDirector, Screenplay
  • Charl-Johan LingenfelderScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Afrikaans

Keywords

  • homophobia
  • choir
  • south africa
  • apartheid
  • military service
  • male homosexuality
  • lgbt
  • 1980s
  • military choir
  • gay theme
  • homosexuality

Top Billed Cast

Schalk Bezuidenhout

Schalk Bezuidenhout

Johan Niemand

Hannes Otto

Hannes Otto

Wolfgang

Germandt Geldenhuys

Germandt Geldenhuys

Ludolf

Gérard Rudolf

Ds Koch

Jacques Bessenger

Jacques Bessenger

Ds Engelbrecht

David Viviers

David Viviers

Kevin (Soutpiel)

De Klerk Oelofse

De Klerk Oelofse

Rambo

Francois Jacobs

Francois Jacobs

Tiaan (Craven-A)

Andrico Goosen

Ruan ‘Lobster’

Ludwig Binge

Ludwig Binge

Daan

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