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African Gothic

African Gothic

Blood is thicker than water...

2013•1h 30m•10.0/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
10.0/10(1)

On an isolated farm in Apartheid South Africa two lovers find themselves at risk of losing everything to a big city lawyer; they will stop at nothing to prevent him from exposing a dark family secret.

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Production

12:21 Productions, Senderwood Films, Digimoric Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Damon Shalit

Damon Shalit

Frikkie

Chella Ferrow

Chella Ferrow

Sussie

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Grove

Connie Jackson

Connie Jackson

Alina

Maria Olsen

Maria Olsen

Mother

Glen Vaughan

Father

David Verne

Young Frikkie

Aviv Gadi

Young Sussie

Irina Krichely

Girl in dream

Maish Shalit

Radio (voice)

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