Black Butterflies

Name: Black Butterflies
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 2011-03-31
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.20
Cast: Graham Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Carice van Houten, Rutger Hauer

– Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship, Ingrid Jonker searched for a ho..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.20 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 40 Minutes

Release Year:

2011

Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship, Ingrid Jonker searched for a home, searched for love. With men like Jack Cope and André Brink she found much love, but no home. Later, in his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addressed her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.

Styles:

Gloomy, Emotional, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

20th Century

Producing Country:

Netherlands, Germany, South Africa

Filming Locations:

Africa, South Africa

Genre:

Biography, Drama

Black Butterflies (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

31 Mar 2011

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Paula van der Oest

Story Written By:

Greg Latter

Main Actors:

Graham Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Carice van Houten, Rutger Hauer

Plot:

She searched for a home, she searched for love. Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of censorship. With men like Jack Cope and Andre Brink she found much love, but no home. In his first speech to the South African Parliament Nelson Mandela read her poem "The Dead Child of Nyanga" and addresses her as one of the finest poets of South Africa.

Awards:

7 wins & 4 nominations.

Production Company:

Tribeca Films

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

69%

Metacritic:

66%

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