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Krotoa (2017)

Krotoa, a feisty, bright, 11-year-old girl is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck, her uncle’s trading partner and the first Governor of the Cape Colony. She is brought into the first Fort established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652. There she grows into a visionary young woman who assimilates the Dutch language and culture so well that she rises to become an influential translator but ends up being rejected by her own people as she tries to bridge the gap between the two cultures about to collide.

  • Drama
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Armand AucampArmand AucampJan Van Riebeeck
  • Photo of Jacques BessengerJacques BessengerPieter Van Meerhof
  • Photo of Crystal-Donna RobertsCrystal-Donna RobertsKrotoa
  • Photo of Ernest St ClairErnest St ClairDoman
  • Photo of Roeline DaneelRoeline DaneelMaria van Riebeeck
  • Photo of Brendon DanielsBrendon DanielsAutshumato
  • Photo of Deon LotzDeon LotzRoelof de Man
  • Photo of Michael MacKenzieMichael MacKenzieFrench Dignitary
  • Photo of Marcel Van HeerdenMarcel Van HeerdenWagenaar
  • Photo of Lizette Van Der MerweLizette Van Der MerweWife of Dutch dinner guest

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