Germany/Netherlands/South Africa
2011/35mm/100mins — AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2.00 PM – BUY!
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER 6.15 PM – BUY!
Passion and poetry clash with apartheid and censorship in this true story of South Africa’s political poet of the 1960’s – Ingrid Jonker.
Often referred to as South Africa’s Sylvia Plath, Ingrid Jonker was an intense and captivating personality, fiercely critical of the apartheid government in which her father served as Chief Censor. Writer Greg Latter focuses the story on the complex relationship of father and daughter and on the passionate affair that Jonker had with fellow writer Jack Cope. Director Paula van der Oest beautifully recreates the look and feel of 1960s Cape Town where Jonker lived her life at a furious pace, scrawling her moving poetry on the walls of her room. As Ingrid, Dutch actress Carice van Houten pulls off a memorable and award-winning central performance.
Screenings at Tribeca, Durban, and Montreal International Film festivals
Best Actress (Carice van Houten) – Tribeca Film Festival
“captivating thanks in large part to a terrific lead performance from Carice van Houten.” Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
“The uncompromising power of Ingrid Jonker’s poetry runs like a pulsing vein through the film … a sexy highbrow anti-apartheid period piece.” Ronnie Scheib
Writer Greg Latter Director Paula Van Der Oest Producers Michael Auret, Richard Claus
Cast Rutger Hauer, Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham Print Source Bavaria Films
