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National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs

National Theatre Live: Les Blancs

Genres

Drama

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An African country teeters on the edge of civil war. A society prepares to drive out its colonial present and claim an independent future. Racial tensions boil over. Tshembe, returned home from England for his father’s funeral, finds himself in the eye of the storm.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

149 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 September 2019

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Sheila Atim

Sheila Atim

The Woman

Gary Beadle

Gary Beadle

Abioseh Matoseh

Sidney Cole

Sidney Cole

Peter

Elliot Cowan

Elliot Cowan

Charlie Morris

James Fleet

James Fleet

Dr. Willy Dekoven

Clive Francis

Clive Francis

Major George Rice

Tunji Kasim

Tunji Kasim

Eric

Anna Madeley

Anna Madeley

Dr. Martha Gotterling

Roger Jean Nsengiyumva

Roger Jean Nsengiyumva

Ngago

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Madame Neilsen

Danny Sapani

Danny Sapani

Tshembe Matoseh

Fola Akintola

Fola Akintola

Boy

Xhanti Mbonzongwana

Xhanti Mbonzongwana

Boy

Tumo Reetsang

Tumo Reetsang

Boy

Nofenishala Mvotyo

Nofenishala Mvotyo

Ensemble

Anna-Maria Nabirye

Anna-Maria Nabirye

Ensemble

Nogcinile Yekani Moaqobiso

Nogcinile Yekani Moaqobiso

Ensemble

Mpahleni (Madosini) Latozi

Mpahleni (Madosini) Latozi

Ensemble

Joyce Maholoagae

Joyce Maholoagae

Singer

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