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Kanarie
Kanarie

Kanarie

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MusicDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Afrikaans

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

29 May 2018

Country

South Africa

Cast

Schalk Bezuidenhout

Schalk Bezuidenhout

Johan Niemand

Hannes Otto

Hannes Otto

Wolfgang

Germandt Geldenhuys

Germandt Geldenhuys

Ludolf

Gérard Rudolf

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

Andrico Goosen

Ruan ‘Lobster’

Ludwig Binge

Ludwig Binge

Daan

Beer Adriaanse

Beer Adriaanse

Dawid Minnaar

Dawid Minnaar

Anna-Mart van der Merwe

Anna-Mart van der Merwe

Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots

Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots

Albert Pretorius

Albert Pretorius

Nightclub Bully

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