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The harvesters / Cinéma Defactor presents ; produced by Sophie Erbs ; director, Etienne Kallos.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: AI-18D | Altered InnocenceLanguage: Afrikaans, English Original language: Afrikaans Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Altered Innocence, [2019]Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Brent Vermeulen, Alex van Dyk, Morne Visser, Juliana Venter.Summary: South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, and emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage, and parental love. The film explores teenage angst and family dynamics set against a harsh yet stunning South African backdrop.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD WORLD Harveste Available 33111009880119
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In a South African town obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno (Brent Vermeulen) is a fifteen-year-old boy who, despite looking quite muscular, is emotionally frail. His mother (Juliana Venter) decides to adopt Pieter (Alex Van Dyk), a fearless and sure-of-himself street orphan who is Janno's total opposite. The two boys start a fight for the alpha position in the family and their mother's love. Directed and written by Etienne Kallos. ~ Rovi

Title from disc label.

Brent Vermeulen, Alex van Dyk, Morne Visser, Juliana Venter.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, surround sound, wide screen.

Afrikaans dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles.

Originally produced in 2018.

South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, and emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage, and parental love. The film explores teenage angst and family dynamics set against a harsh yet stunning South African backdrop.

Special features: deleted scenes, original theatrical trailer, other trailers.

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