Platteland

Platteland

121 mins | Nov. 25, 2011

Platteland features a stellar cast of actors and musicians and puts a vibrant new spin on some of the most popular Afrikaans hits of the past few years. It tells the story of Riana van Niekerk who is desperately fighting to save her family's farm from Mike Ferreira. He has his own agenda and is determined to drive Riana from the land and seize her farm. When Dirk Pretorius, a drifter with many secrets of his own, arrives in town, new alliances are formed and love blossoms in unexpected ways.

Platteland

121 mins | Nov. 25, 2011

Platteland
Platteland features a stellar cast of actors and musicians and puts a vibrant new spin on some of the most popular Afrikaans hits of the past few years. It tells the story of Riana van Niekerk who is desperately fighting to save her family's farm from Mike Ferreira. He has his own agenda and is determined to drive Riana from the land and seize her farm. When Dirk Pretorius, a drifter with many secrets of his own, arrives in town, new alliances are formed and love blossoms in unexpected ways.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers
Original title Platteland
Directors Sean Else
Writers

Cast

Steve Hofmeyr

as Mike Ferreira

Lianie May

as Riana van Niekerk

Bok van Blerk

as Dirk Pretorius

Jay du Plessis

as Jakes Ferreira (as Jay)

Karlien van Jaarsveld

as Rolene Ferreira

Vaughan Gardiner

as Wian van Niekerk

Ivan Zimmermann

as Pieter Naude

Hanna Grobler

as Louise Ferreira

David Clatworthy

as Attie Ferreira

Wynand van Vollenstee

as Bennie Ferreira

Andre Odendaal

as Rot (as André Odendaal)

Neels Clasen

as Mossie

Ashley Saunders

as Tenk

Paul Lückhoff

as Frik de Klerk

Izak Davel

as Francois de Klerk

Vilje Maritz

as Wynand

Nathaniel Ramabulana

as Sgt. Dlamini

Neels Coetzee

as Oom Louwtjie

Natisha van Zyl

as Melanie

Dirk Stoltz

as Teacher