Music ·Drama · South Africa · 2018 · 2h 3m

Canary

Kanarie

Canary poster
Director
Christiaan Olwagen
Cast
Schalk Bezuidenhout as Johan Niemand Hannes Otto as Wolfgang Müller Germandt Geldenhuys as Ludolf Otterman Gérard Rudolf as Reverend Koch Jacques Bessenger as Reverend Engelbrecht Francois Jacobs as Tiaan Taljaard
Crew
Chris Vermaak — Director of Photography Eva du Preez — Editor Charl-Johan Lingenfelder — Original Music Composer Charl-Johan Lingenfelder — Screenplay Christiaan Olwagen — Screenplay Jaco Smit — Producer
Synopsis

Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.

Mood & Themes
homophobiachoirsouth africaapartheidmilitary servicemale homosexualitylgbt1980smilitary choirgay themehomosexuality
Key Collaborators
Christiaan Olwagen Director Chris Vermaak Director of Photography Eva du Preez Editor Charl-Johan Lingenfelder Original Music Composer Charl-Johan Lingenfelder Screenplay Christiaan Olwagen Screenplay Jaco Smit Producer Roelof Storm Producer Rocco Pool Production Design
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