Film

Platteland

2011 · 2h 1m

This Afrikaans movie has a plotline straight out of the classic Westerns.

IMDb

6.4

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.

Steve Hofmeyr

Mike Ferreira

Lianie May

Riana van Niekerk

Bok van Blerk

Dirk Pretorius

Jay du Plessis

Jakes Ferreira (as Jay)

Karlien van Jaarsveld

Rolene Ferreira

Vaughan Gardiner

Wian van Niekerk

Ivan Zimmermann

Pieter Naude

Hanna Grobler

Louise Ferreira

David Clatworthy

Attie Ferreira

Wynand van Vollenstee

Bennie Ferreira

Andre Odendaal

Rot (as André Odendaal)

Neels Clasen

Mossie

Ashley Saunders

Tenk

Paul Lückhoff

Frik de Klerk

Izak Davel

Francois de Klerk

Vilje Maritz

Wynand

• Sean ElseDirector
• Johan VorsterOriginal Music Composer
• James CarrollEditor

Official Platteland Trailer

Release date

November 25, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

Afrikaans

Runtime

2h 1m