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Die Storie van Klara Viljee (1992)

Die Storie van Klara Viljee poster
Directed by
Katinka Heyns
Genre
drama film
Country
South Africa
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in a small fishing village copes with the loss of her father and her fiancé who both die at sea. The film follows her life as she navigates grief and isolation in her close-knit community.

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What happens

Die Storie van Klara Viljee (The Story of Klara Viljee), is a 1992 South African drama film directed by Katinka Heyns and produced by Chris Barnard for Sonneblom Films. The film stars Anna-Mart van der Merwe in the lead role along with Regardt van den Bergh, Hennie Oosthuizen and Trix Pienaar in supporting roles. The film revolves around the life of Klara Viljee, a girl in a small fishing village who loses her father and her fiancé at sea. The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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