Fiela's Child

Fiela's Child

105 mins | Drama, Family | Jan. 1, 1988

The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child) is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family. But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society, and he is removed from his foster parents. "This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day. It is the story of a mother´s enduring love and hope to see her taken son again. Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her. She raised a white castaway child, Benjamin, and teaches him the simple things in life."

Fiela's Child

105 mins | Drama, Family | Jan. 1, 1988

Fiela's Child
The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child) is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family. But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society, and he is removed from his foster parents. "This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day. It is the story of a mother´s enduring love and hope to see her taken son again. Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her. She raised a white castaway child, Benjamin, and teaches him the simple things in life."
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers
Original title Fiela se Kind
Directors Katinka Heyns
Writers Dalene Matthee

Cast

Shaleen Surtie-Richards

as Fiela Komoetie

André Rossouw

as Elias van Rooyen

Lida Botha

as Barta van Rooyen

Dawid Minnaar

as Benjamin Sr

Jan Ellis

as Benjamin Jr.

Marchelle Verwey

as Nina Sr

Annie Malan

as Nina Jr

Limpie Basson

as Kaliel September

Isobella Bosman

as Malie

Goliath Davids

as Selling Komoetie

Hermien Dommisse

as Miss Weatherbury

Ernst Eloff

as Magistrate

Alex Heyns

as Petrus Zondagh

Schalk Jacobsz

as Hans Oukas

Jacques Loots

as Lange

Dalene Matthee

as Sofie

Gamiet Petersen

as Joop Stroep

Gerrit Snyman

as Canstable

Flip Theron

as Mr Kapp

Cobus Visser

as Dikke

Louw Verwey

as John Benn

Ted Whitehead

as Oubasie

Kamalie Kamalodien

as Brown Man