Katrina is a coloured woman who tries to pass off as white. She rejects her father and mother to ensure that she and her son find a better life in apartheid South Africa. An Anglican priest falls in love with her but their lives are turned upside down when their secrets come out. Based on a story by D. Warner, Try for White.
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Jill Kirkland
Also in
Farewell Johnny
Freddie's in Love
Joe Stewardson
Father Alex Trewellyn
Known for
Flatfoot in Africa
Emil Nofal
Also in
All the Way to Paris
Jans Rautenbach
Cobus Rossouw
Adam September
Also in
My Brother's Shades
The Candidate
Basil Warner
Don Leonard
Kimberley Jacobs
Ian Strauss
Dr. Paul Winters
Katinka Heyns
Alida Brink
Also in
The Sergeant and the Tiger Moth
Farewell Johnny
Carel Trichardt
Mr. Brink
Regardt van den Bergh
Wally Brink
Simon Sabela
Rev. Makele
Known for
Shaka Zulu
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Jans Rautenbach Director
First release July 29, 1969 · Produced in South Africa · Languages Afrikaans, English
Production
South Africa
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Afrikaans · English
Release dates
South Africa · July 29, 1969
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No release date listed for United States.
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