Fiela's Child (Fiela se Kind) 36 years old

The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child) is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family. But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society, and he is removed from his foster parents. "This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day. It is the story of a mother´s enduring love and hope to see her taken son again. Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her. She raised a white castaway child, Benjamin, and teaches him the simple things in life."

Credits

Fiela's Child Cast

Name Character
Cobus Visser He was 38, 70 years old when he died as Dikke
Alex Heyns as Petrus Zondagh
Dawid Minnaar He was 32, now 68 years old as Benjamin Sr
Louw Verwey as John Benn
Lida Botha as Barta van Rooyen
Shaleen Surtie-Richards She was 32, now 69 years old as Fiela Komoetie
Ernst Eloff as Magistrate
Jan Ellis He was 45, 71 years old when he died as Benjamin Jr.
Schalk Jacobsz as Hans Oukas
Goliath Davids He was 59, 83 years old when he died as Selling Komoetie

Fiela's Child Crew

Name Department
Avril Beukes as Editor. Editing
Chris Barnard as Script. He was 48 (76) years old when He died Crew
Katinka Heyns as Director. She was 40 (now 77) years old Directing
Fiela's Child poster
Fiela's Child (36 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 01, 1988
  • Runtime: 105 minutes