Lien se Lankstaanskoene (2013)

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Lien se Lankstaanskoene on IMDb 6.5/10 44 votes

Released:
2013-05-03

Overview:
This coming-of-age drama tells about a high school girl who resorts to begging to support her family. Lien Jooste’s life falls apart when her father is arrested for fraud and her mother develops a drinking problem. They lose everything and go from being an upstanding, affluent family living in a nice neighbourhood to a broken mess – living in a small flat and struggling to get by. Due to her mother’s drinking, Lien has to take on the role of mother for both her mom and her younger brother Braam.

Director:
Andre Odendaal

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Carmen Pretorius
    as
    Lien Jooste
  • Franci Swanepoel
    as
    Christine Jooste
  • Tiaan Kelderman
    as
    Braam Jooste
  • Elize Cawood
    as
    Roos
  • Fiks Mahola
    as
    Tibby