Drama · South Africa · 2017 · 1h 41m

Vaselinetjie

Vaselinetjie poster
Director
Corne van Rooyen
Cast
Nicole Bond as Young Vaselinetjie Marguerite van Eeden as Older Vaselinetjie Shaleen Surtie-Richards as Grandma Kitta Royston Stoffels as Grandpa Simon Ashley Hawla as Younger Texan Arno Greeff as Older Texan
Crew
C.A. van Aswegen — Editor Anoeschka von Meck — Novel Danie Bester — Producer Saskia Schiel — Producer Waldemar Coetsee — Production Design Nerine Pienaar — Costume Design
Synopsis

At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.

Trailer Vaselinetjie — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
social workerorphanagesouth africagrandparentsgrowing upracismseparationadoptedwelfare
Key Collaborators
Corne van Rooyen Director C.A. van Aswegen Editor Anoeschka von Meck Novel Danie Bester Producer Saskia Schiel Producer Waldemar Coetsee Production Design Nerine Pienaar Costume Design
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