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Canary

Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.

Top Cast

  • Schalk Bezuidenhout

    Schalk Bezuidenhout

    Johan Niemand

  • Hannes Otto

    Hannes Otto

    Wolfgang Müller

  • Germandt Geldenhuys

    Germandt Geldenhuys

    Ludolf Otterman

  • Gérard Rudolf

    Gérard Rudolf

    Reverend Koch

  • Jacques Bessenger

    Jacques Bessenger

    Reverend Engelbrecht

  • Francois Jacobs

    Francois Jacobs

    Tiaan Taljaard

  • De Klerk Oelofse

    De Klerk Oelofse

    Walter "Rambo" Boonzaaier

  • Ludwig Binge

    Ludwig Binge

    Daan Goosen

  • David Viviers

    David Viviers

    Kevin Scott

Overview

Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.

Rating

6.5 / 10
21 Reviews
1 Popular

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