Black Butterflies (2011)

Black Butterflies (2011)

2011-02-06 Germany, Netherlands, South Africa 100 Min. PG-13
5.7 35 votes

Overview

Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship, Ingrid Jonker searched for a home, searched for love. With men like Jack Cope and André Brink she found much love, but no home. Later, in his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addressed her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.

Cast

Carice van Houten is Ingrid Jonker
Ingrid Jonker
Rutger Hauer is Abraham Jonker
Abraham Jonker
Liam Cunningham is Jack Cope
Nicholas Pauling is Eugene Maritz
Eugene Maritz
Grant Swanby is Jan Rabie
Jan Rabie
Graham Clarke is Uys Krige
Uys Krige
Damon Berry is Pieter Venter
Pieter Venter
Jennifer Steyn is Lucille - Lulu
Lucille - Lulu
Candice D'Arcy is Anna Jonker
Anna Jonker
Leon Clingman is Valkenberg receptionist
Valkenberg receptionist
Waldemar Schultz is Ettiene le Roux
Ettiene le Roux