Vaselinetjie (2017)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | af |
| Popularity | 0.798 |
Directed By
Corné van Rooyen
Crew
Danie Bester
Jan du Plessis
Charmaine Lautre
Karen Meiring
Saskia Schiel
Corne van Rooyen
Rene van Rooyen
Anneke Villet
Kaye Ann Williams
Adam Joshua Bentel
C.A. van Aswegen
Waldemar Coetsee
Nerine Pienaar
Claudia Hamman
Kgotla Appolus
Dries Scholtz
Ferdi Burger
James Cross
Anri Griessel
Waylon Bruce Nel
Coenie van Dyk
Jacqueline Lotz
Jacqueline Lotz
Anneke Olivier
Anneke Olivier
Merishen Wessels
Chris Allsopp
Stiphens Kenaka
Janno Müller
Tim Pringle
Quinn Lubbe
Wayne Smith
Jean du Plessis
Willem Daniel Du Plessis
Shannon Powell
Eilidh Goosen
Féroll Jon Davids
Petrus de Beer
Karin Gaertner
Suzanne Martens
Donat Pellei
Christopher Petrie
Neil Smit
Rachelle Crous
Israel Holtzhausen
Kenny Moleme
Bheki Shusha
Bianca van Der Merwe
Marie van Wyk
Anoeschka von Meck
Corné van Rooyen
Ben Ludik
Ben Ludik
TOP CAST
Nicole Bond
Young Vaselinetjie
Marguerite van Eeden
Older Vaselinetjie
Shaleen Surtie-Richards
Grandma Kitta
Royston Stoffels
Grandpa Simon
Ashley Hawla
Younger Texan
Arno Greeff
Older Texan
Anchen du Plessis
Younger Killer
Elzet Nel
Older Killer
Daniah De Villiers
Younger Pizzaface
Elani Dekker
Older Pizzaface
Rowan-Raine Pretorius
Younger Albie
Marise Loots
Older Albie
Melita Steyn
Loeloe
Zack Mtombeni
Brutus
David Mello
Mr. Kedibone
Karin van der Laag
Tannie Snorre
Izel Bezuidenhout
KitCat
Anton Dekker
Mr. Hoffman
Wilbur Jansen van Rensburg
Older Bart
Drikus Volschenk
Mnr Du Pisanie
Jai'prakash Sewram
Inspektor
Èmil Haarhoff
Colin Prop
Bradley Olivier
Rashid
Dean Smith
Juice
Heidi Mollentze
Welfare Worker
Henk Hugo
Pastor
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