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Vaselinetjie

Vaselinetjie

Genres

Drama

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At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Afrikaans

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

22 September 2017

Country

South Africa

Cast

Nicole Bond

Nicole Bond

Young Vaselinetjie

Marguerite van Eeden

Marguerite van Eeden

Older Vaselinetjie

Shaleen Surtie-Richards

Shaleen Surtie-Richards

Grandma Kitta

Royston Stoffels

Royston Stoffels

Grandpa Simon

Ashley Hawla

Ashley Hawla

Younger Texan

Arno Greeff

Arno Greeff

Older Texan

Anchen du Plessis

Anchen du Plessis

Younger Killer

Elzet Nel

Elzet Nel

Older Killer

Daniah De Villiers

Daniah De Villiers

Younger Pizzaface

Elani Dekker

Elani Dekker

Older Pizzaface

Rowan-Raine Pretorius

Rowan-Raine Pretorius

Younger Albie

Marise Loots

Marise Loots

Older Albie

Melita Steyn

Melita Steyn

Loeloe

Zack Mtombeni

Zack Mtombeni

Brutus

David Mello

David Mello

Mr. Kedibone

Karin van der Laag

Karin van der Laag

Tannie Snorre

Izel Bezuidenhout

Izel Bezuidenhout

KitCat

Anton Dekker

Anton Dekker

Mr. Hoffman

Wilbur Jansen van Rensburg

Wilbur Jansen van Rensburg

Older Bart

Drikus Volschenk

Drikus Volschenk

Mnr Du Pisanie

Jai'prakash Sewram

Jai'prakash Sewram

Inspektor

Èmil Haarhoff

Èmil Haarhoff

Colin Prop

Bradley Olivier

Bradley Olivier

Rashid

Dean Smith

Dean Smith

Juice

Heidi Mollentze

Heidi Mollentze

Welfare Worker

Henk Hugo

Henk Hugo

Pastor

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