The Candidate

Name: The Candidate
Cast: Gert van der Bergh, Marie du Toit, Cobus Rossouw, Hermien Dommisse, Roelf Jacobs

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This multi-faceted drama, which depicts a group of intellectual Afrikaners struggling with pertinent moral, ethical and racial issues in apartheid South Africa, is widely acknowledged as one of Jans Rautenbach’s finest films.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Jans RautenbachWriter: Emil Nofal

Gert van der Bergh

as Lourens Niemand

Marie du Toit

as Paula Neethling

Cobus Rossouw

as Anton du Toit

Hermien Dommisse

as Anna Volschenk

Roelf Jacobs

as Dr. Jan le Roux

Bernadette da Silva

as Jackie Smith

Tromp Terre'blanche

as Prof. Hannes van Biljon

Don Leonard

as Krisjan

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