Blood and Glory (2016)

Set during the Anglo Boer War, prisoners of war take a stand against their captors

Director:

Sean Else

Writer:

Sean Else

Stars:

Stian Bam, Charlotte Salt, Grant Swanby

4 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stian Bam	...	Willem Morkel
Charlotte Salt	...	Katherine Sterndale
Grant Swanby	...	Colonel Swannel
Patrick Connolly	...	Finn Kelly
Albert Maritz	...	Isak Naude
Bok van Blerk	...	Kommandant Gideon Scheepers
Jacques Bessenger	...	Phil Blignaut
Altus Theart	...	Daniel 'Yster' Malherbe
Edwin van der Walt	...	Marius Prinsloo
Gustav Gerdener	...	Eddie Mijnhardt
Rudy Halgryn	...	Lt. Butler
Albert Pretorius	...	Gawie Mentz
Jaco Muller	...	Giepie 'Rot' Nel
David Louw	...	Johnny Pienaar
Nick Cornwall	...	Sgt.Skirving

Storyline

Set in 1901, this period epic follows Willem Morkel - a Boer and family man whose wife and son are murdered during the Anglo-Boer War. Captured as a prisoner of war, Willem must survive incarceration in the notorious St. Helena concentration camp and defeat the ruthless Colonel Swannell, at his own game... Rugby.

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Plot Keywords:

prisoner of war | rugby | afrikaans | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Sport | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

South Africa

Language:

Afrikaans English

Release Date:

20 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood and Glory

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$140,722

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark Matter Studios, Collective Dream Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

136 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

While the English title for this film is 'Blood and Glory', the direct translation of the original title 'Modder en Bloed' is 'Mud and Blood'

User Reviews

Excellent and compelling viewing.

This is a very good film and one that is long overdue. It was enormously healing for me to watch this, having lived in England and being told constantly that the Afrikaner was backward. Of course, it is idealistic, in the sense of evolution and salvation offered to some of the English participants. The English never repented and Emily Hobhouse, heroine as she was, was far in the minority. There was no one to save us by a people intent on wiping us out. The truth is that the awful Australian is made to pay the price for the truly awful misdeeds of the British (directed by the English) in that war. Some reviewers suggested that the Australian ought to have been depicted with greater nuance. Really? Where was the nuance when our women and children were murdered in concentration camps? Where was the nuance when everything we owned was destroyed? Where was the nuance when in excess of 20 000 black South Africans were murdered in even more horrific circumstances in separate (apartheid) concentration camps? With this war having had such an effect on our history and so many English lies and excuses presented about it, this film should be viewed, not only by every South African, but by every citizen of every colonially oppressed country as well as the Germans, French, Dutch and citizens of the five eyes nations.