Place of Weeping (1986)
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It took many years of filmmaking in South Africa before this first anti-apartheid drama saw the light of the silver screen. Commendable for its ground-breaking message, its scenes of suffering at the hands of white oppressors are well-integrated with a completely realistic storyline. After a black… More It took many years of filmmaking in South Africa before this first anti-apartheid drama saw the light of the silver screen. Commendable for its ground-breaking message, its scenes of suffering at the hands of white oppressors are well-integrated with a completely realistic storyline. After a black farmhand is driven to stealing a chicken to help feed his family, he is beaten to death by his white farm boss. Gracie (Gcina Mhlophe) wants to bring the farm boss to justice for the death of her brother and ultimately finds some assistance in a reporter (James Whylie) who has been sent to the area to cover the fighting that is going on. The local priest warns the reporter not to get involved, but his advice is not taken, and further confrontations result. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Darrell James Roodt
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
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Cast
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James Whyle
as Philip Seago
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Gcina Mhlophe
as Gracie
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Charles Comyn
as Tokkie Van Rensburg
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Norman Coombes (II)
as Father Eagen
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Michelle Du Toit
as Maira Van Rensburg
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Ramolao Makhene
as Themba
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Patrick Shai
as Lucky
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Thoko Ntshinga
as Joseph's Widow
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Kernels Coertzen
as Prosecutor Dick Van Heerden
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Nicole Jourdan
as Tokkie's Daughter Elize
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Siphiwe Khumalo
as Joseph
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Doreen Mazibuko
as Ana
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Jeremy Taylor
as Tokkie's Son Pieter
