Promised Land (2002)

Promised Land is the story one man's journey to find truth... and one community's desperate struggle to hide from it. The script is based on an award winning novel by Karel Schoeman.

Director:

Jason Xenopoulos

Writers:

Karel Schoeman (novel), Jason Xenopoulos

Stars:

Nick Boraine, Lida Botha, Daniel Browde

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Nick Boraine	...	George Neethling
Lida Botha	...	Kotie
Daniel Browde	...	Paul
Tobie Cronje	...	Fanie Raubenheimer
Dan Robbertse	...	Hendrik
Ian Roberts	...	Gerhard Snyman
Wilma Stockenström	...	Mart
Grant Swanby	...	Johannes
Yvonne Van Den Bergh	...	Carla
Louis van Niekerk	...	Hattingh

Storyline

Promised Land is the story one man's journey to find truth... and one community's desperate struggle to hide from it. The script is based on an award winning novel by Karel Schoeman.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

Some things are worth dying for.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Film Afrika website

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 2002 (Canada)

Also Known As:

I gi tis Epangelias

Filming Locations:

Trompsberg, Orange Free State, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Afrika Worldwide, Khulisa Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 100 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Sensitive look at today's South Africa

An intelligent, emotional, sensitive movie about back-country South Africa. I saw the movie while living there for 6 months in 2002-2003. It's a post-Apartheid movie that touches on how an outsider sees S.Africa, how some local whites cling to past ways even though other local whites wish to move on with their lives. There is suspense, love, drama, great writing and cinematography. Unfortunately, the ending sinks to unreasonable depths of human stupidity, best leave before the end. Otherwise, a very likable movie.