The Harvesters
2018 · Movie · NR · 107 min · ★ 5.8 · 87% critics
In a conservative farming community in South Africa, a quiet, sensitive boy feels out of place under strict ideas about faith, strength, and masculinity. When his mother brings home an outsider and asks him to accept him as family, rivalry and buried emotions begin to reshape the household.
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Details
- Original title
- Die Stropers
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-08-23
- Language
- AF
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (46 votes)
About
You may connect with this if you like intimate, tense coming-of-age dramas such as Being 17 or Thelma, especially ones focused on family pressure and identity; Not for you if you want a warm, fast-moving, or uplifting watch.
Pros: strong performances; tense atmosphere; striking landscapes | Cons: bleak tone; slow pacing; emotionally harsh
Themes
- adoption
- coming of age
- afrikaans
- religion
- prostitution
- recovering addict
- lgbt
- cannes
Cast & crew
Brent Vermeulen
as Janno
Alex van Dyk
as Pieter
Juliana Venter
as Marie
Morné Visser
as Jan
Danny Keogh
as Oupa
Erica Wessels
as Anel
- BL
Benré Labuschagne
as Hennie
- RK
Roxanna Kerdachi
as Little sister
- BH
Biané Hattingh
as Little sister
- BH
Barné Hattingh
as Little sister
Directed by Etienne Kallos