Vaselinetjie 2017
7.2 / 10
Vaselinetjie
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.
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.
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Full Cast & CrewNB
Nicole Bond... Young Vaselinetjie
... Older Vaselinetjie
... Grandma Kitta
... Grandpa Simon
AH
Ashley Hawla... Younger Texan
AG
Arno Greeff... Older Texan
Genres:
Release Date:
Sep 22, 2017 (South Africa)
Run Time:
1hr 41`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Afrikaans
Production Countries:
South Africa
Status:
Released
Plot Keywords:
Cast & Crew of
Vaselinetjie
Directors & Credit Writers
FB
Ferdi Burger... First Assistant Director
CVR
Corné van Rooyen... Director
CVD
Coenie van Dyk... First Assistant Director
Cast
NB
Nicole Bond... Young Vaselinetjie
... Older Vaselinetjie
... Grandma Kitta
... Grandpa Simon
AH
Ashley Hawla... Younger Texan
AG
Arno Greeff... Older Texan
... Younger Killer
EN
Elzet Nel... Older Killer
... Younger Pizzaface
... Older Pizzaface
... Younger Albie
ML
Marise Loots... Older Albie
MS
Melita Steyn... Loeloe
... Brutus
DM
David Mello... Mr. Kedibone
KVDL
Karin van der Laag... Tannie Snorre
... KitCat
... Mr. Hoffman
... Older Bart
... Mnr Du Pisanie
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