Leading Lady (2014)

An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi ... See full summary »

Director:

Henk Pretorius

Writers:

Henk Pretorius, Tina Kruger

Stars:

Katie McGrath, Bok van Blerk, Gil Bellows

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katie McGrath	...	Jodi Rutherford
Bok van Blerk	...	Kobus Willemse
Gil Bellows	...	Daniel Taylor
Brümilda van Rensburg	...	Magdaleen Willemse
André Stolz	...	Japie van der Merwe
Eduan van Jaarsveldt	...	Johan Willemse
Craig Palm	...	Petrus Engelbreght
Mary Twala	...	Sarah Novuka
Jana Strydom	...	Linda van der Merwe
Tina Kruger	...	Wilmien du Plooy
Carien Botha	...	Katie Krizinger
Ruby Carr	...	Bow Dean
Melt Sieberhagen	...	Piet Griek
Morné du Toit	...	Dassie van Wyk
Ilze du Plooy	...	Elize Viljoen (as Ilse du Plooy)

Storyline

An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi undertakes to direct the annual concert on the Willemse farm. Jodi's interaction with the quirky small town citizens and the stubborn Kobus, teaches her that: "there is more to life than lights... camera... and action!"

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Plot Keywords:

actress | two word title | lightning | dance | student | 

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Taglines:

There's more to life than lights... camera... and action!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bok van Blerk is better known as an Afrikaans singer but has several film roles under his belt

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Connections

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

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Soundtracks

Take Yours, I'll Take Mine
Written and Performed by Matthew Mole

User Reviews

Love conquers all

A feel good intercontinental love story, encompassed by undeniable humor, indifference, understanding and some good old nostalgia.

Subtly taking on everything you would expect to see in the ingredients for a perfect love story: wholesome, healthy and fulfilling.

Leading Lady left me smiling and believing that love will always prevail, be it in a big city or on a small farm forgotten by time, held together by hope.

If you do anything this weekend - make sure it includes Leading Lady and some popcorn!

A definite 10/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK South Africa

Language:

English Afrikaans

Release Date:

9 October 2015 (UK)

Also Known As:

Hauptsache Liebe

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$647,847

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark Matter Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color