Underplayed Gems

Die Wonderwerker (2012)

Die Wonderwerker poster
Directed by
Katinka Heyns
Genre
drama film
Country
South Africa
Runtime
1h 59m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Eugene Marais, a South African poet and naturalist, stays with a family in the Waterberg region in 1908 to study termites and baboons. The film follows his research and interactions during that time.

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What happens

Die wonderwerker is ’n Afrikaanse rolprent oor die Suid-Afrikaanse digter en natuurkenner, Eugène Marais se verblyf by ’n gesin in die Waterberg in die hedendaagse Limpopo, Suid-Afrika terwyl hy in 1908 daar navorsing gedoen het oor termiete en bobbejane. Die prent het op 7 September 2012 in teaters begin draai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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