Black Butterflies (2011)

5.6/10 100 min Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Carice van Houten

Ingrid Jonker

Rutger Hauer

Abraham Jonker

Liam Cunningham

Jack Cope

Nicholas Pauling

Eugene Maritz

Grant Swanby

Jan Rabie

Graham Clarke

Uys Krige

Damon Berry

Pieter Venter

Jennifer Steyn

Lucille - Lulu

Leon Clingman

Valkenberg receptionist

Waldemar Schultz

Ettiene le Roux

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