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The Story of Racheltjie De Beer (2019)

The Story of Racheltjie De Beer poster
Original title
Die Verhaal Van Racheltjie De Beer
Directed by
Matthys Boshoff
Genre
drama film
Country
South Africa
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Afrikaner girl in the 1800s makes a difficult choice to protect her brother during a harsh winter. The story is set in the Voortrekker era of South African history.

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What happens

Racheltjie de Beer is a 2019 Afrikaans film Directed by Matthys Boshoff, produced by Johan Kruger, and written by Bret Micheal Innes with Matthys Boshoff. The film stars Zonika De Vriers, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers, Seputla Sebogodi and Johannes Jordaan, The film is about a young Afrikaner girl Racheltjie De Beer played by Zonika De Vriers in the Voortrekker-era who sacrificed herself to save her brother. The film was produced in the Eastern Free State (Fouriesburg area). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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