Black Butterflies
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.
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Carice van Houten
Ingrid Jonker
Known for
Game of Thrones
Black Book
Rutger Hauer
Abraham Jonker
Known for
Blade Runner
Batman Begins
Liam Cunningham
Jack Cope
Known for
Game of Thrones
3 Body Problem
Nicholas Pauling
Eugene Maritz
Known for
Warrior
The Dark Tower
Grant Swanby
Jan Rabie
Known for
Invasion
Troy: Fall of a City
Graham Clarke
Uys Krige
Known for
Laser Mission
Space Mutiny
Damon Berry
Pieter Venter
Known for
Zenon: Z3
Jennifer Steyn
Lucille - Lulu
Known for
Duma
Slumber Party Massacre
Candice D'Arcy
Anna Jonker
Known for
The Girl
Leon Clingman
Valkenberg receptionist
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Leprechaun Returns
Waldemar Schultz
Ettiene le Roux
Known for
Troy: Fall of a City
Dominion
Tarryn Page
Irma
Also in
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Paula van der Oest Director · Greg Latter Writer Philip Miller Composer
United States release March 1, 2011 · Produced in Germany, Netherlands, South Africa · Production IDTV Film, Cool Beans
Production
CoBo Fonds
Production
IDTV Film
Production
Cool Beans
Production
Spier Films
Production
Riba Film International
Production
NTR
Production
Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
Production
Comet Film
Production
Comet Film Produktion GmbH
Production
Germany · Netherlands · South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · February 6, 2011
Theatrical
Netherlands · February 6, 2011
Theatrical
United States · March 1, 2011
Theatrical
France
February 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
May 28, 2015 · Physical
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