Vaselinetjie
Vaselinetjie

Movie·2017·1h 41m

Vaselinetjie

Directed By

Corne van Rooyen

Country

South Africa

Language

Afrikaans

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// overview

The Story

At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.

Producer

Danie Bester, Jan du Plessis

Editor

C.A. van Aswegen

Themes

social workerorphanagesouth africagrandparentsgrowing upracismseparationadoptedwelfare

Production House

Red Letter Day Pictures
The Film Factory

Audience Score

62%

4 votes

Skip13%
Timepass30%
Go for it37%
Perfection20%

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// cast

Cast

Nicole Bond

Young Vaselinetjie

Marguerite van Eeden

Marguerite van Eeden

Older Vaselinetjie

Shaleen Surtie-Richards

Shaleen Surtie-Richards

Grandma Kitta

Royston Stoffels

Royston Stoffels

Grandpa Simon

Ashley Hawla

Younger Texan

Arno Greeff

Arno Greeff

Older Texan

Anchen du Plessis

Younger Killer

Elzet Nel

Older Killer

Daniah De Villiers

Daniah De Villiers

Younger Pizzaface

Elani Dekker

Elani Dekker

Older Pizzaface

Rowan-Raine Pretorius

Younger Albie

Marise Loots

Older Albie

Melita Steyn

Loeloe

Zack Mtombeni

Zack Mtombeni

Brutus

David Mello

Mr. Kedibone

Karin van der Laag

Tannie Snorre

Izel Bezuidenhout

Izel Bezuidenhout

KitCat

Anton Dekker

Anton Dekker

Mr. Hoffman

// crew

Crew

Danie Bester

Producer

Jan du Plessis

Executive Producer

Karen Meiring

Executive Producer

Saskia Schiel

Producer

Anneke Villet

Executive Producer

Kaye Ann Williams

Executive Producer

C.A. van Aswegen

C.A. van Aswegen

Editor

Corne van Rooyen

Corne van Rooyen

Director

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