Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey (2017)

Directed by

Simon Barnard

Genre

biographical film

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the life of Lafras Verwey, a clerk who worked in the civil service in Pretoria for thirty years. It shows his career and personal experiences over that time.

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What happens

Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey (lit. 'The Rebellion of Lafras Verwey'), is a 2017 South African biographical drama film directed by Simon Barnard and co-produced by Katinka Heyns and Genevieve Hofmeyr for Sonneblom Films and Moonlighting Films. The film stars Tobie Cronje in the lead role along with Chantell Phillipus, Neels van Jaarsveld and Cobus Visser in supportive roles. The film describes the life and career of Lafras Verwey who worked as a clerk in the Civil Service in Pretoria for thirty years. The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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