Platteland

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

Nov 25 2011 N/A 2h 0m
Action, Drama, Music

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

Featuring a stellar cast of actors and musician and putting a vibrant new spin on some of the most popular Afrikaans hits of the past few years, Platteland 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 his own secrets, arrives in town, new alliances are formed and love blossoms in unexpected ways.

Written by

Sean Else, Deon Opperman

Directed by

Sean Else

Cast

Lianie May, Bok van Blerk, Steve Hofmeyr

Crew

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Production Countries

South Africa

Languages

Afrikaans

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Official Platteland Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
274
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA