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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Cast
51 people
Kevin Smith
Jobman
Known for
Binnelanders
Fatal Seduction
Tertius Meintjes
Karel de Ras
Known for
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
The Lost Future
Darrell Roodt
Christopher Coy
Lynn Gaines
Anna
No other roles listed
Moonyeenn Lee
Marcel Van Heerden
Sergeant Louis
Known for
Shepherds and Butchers
Steel Dawn
Achmat Dangor
Elizabeth Shorten Coy
Goliath Davids
Pyp
Also in
River of Death
Windprints
Patricia Shorten
Josephine Liedeman
Petra
No other roles listed
Darrell James Roodt Director · Greg Latter Writer Joel Goldsmith Composer
First release September 12, 1989 · Produced in South Africa · Languages Afrikaans, English
Production
Blue Rock
Production
South Africa
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Afrikaans · English
Release dates
South Africa · September 12, 1989
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No release date listed for United States.
Estonia
October 30, 1999 · South African Film Week
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