Black Butterflies (2011)

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Black Butterflies on IMDb 6.2/10 1,827 votes

Released:
2011-02-06

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.

Director:
Paula van der Oest

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Carice van Houten
    as
    Ingrid Jonker
  • Rutger Hauer
    as
    Abraham Jonker
  • Liam Cunningham
    as
    Jack Cope
  • Nicholas Pauling
    as
    Eugene Maritz
  • Grant Swanby
    as
    Jan Rabie