80
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Smith, the deaf and dumb son of a rural coloured preacher, refuses to accept the menial labour on offer in the small farming community where he’s grown up. He tries to earn a living in the city, but this ends in assault, and his return home sparks off a cycle of vengeful violence.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 80
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1989
September 12, 1989
37 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
AfrikaansMade in
South Africa
and 11 more43 people
- Kevin SmithJobman
- Tertius MeintjesKarel de Ras
- LGLynn GainesAnna
- Marcel Van HeerdenSergeant Louis
- GDGoliath DavidsPyp
- JLJosephine LiedemanPetra
- Danny KeoghPrison doctor
- CCCharles ComynGas station proprietor
- Greg LatterCop #1
- Robin SmithCop #2
- LVLouis Van NiekerkPieter de Ras
- Gys de VilliersVenter
- SdSann de LangeOuma
- VDVal Donald BellJoanna de Ras
- Norman CoombesDoctor
- DFDot FeldmanMidwife
- MHMarie HumanMrs. Venter
- DRDick ReinekeOom Ryk
- DMDawie MaritzOom Tollie
- ISIvan SylvesterJobman Senior
- PWPhillip WolfaardtPriest
- RSRaffaele SabatiniJan
- GPGamiet PetersonStuurie
- RRRicky RudolphDors
Directing · 1
- Darrell James Roodt Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Greg Latter Writer
Camera · 1
- Paul Witte Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Joel Goldsmith Original Music Composer
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