Release date:Aug 26, 2018

Runtime:2h 3m

Canary

★ 5.8

Synopsis of "Canary":

"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."

Director:

Christiaan Olwagen

Genres:

MusicDrama

Language:

Afrikaans

Cast of "Canary":

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

De Klerk Oelofse ... as Walter "Rambo" Boonzaaier

Ludwig Binge ... as Daan Goosen

David Viviers ... as Kevin Scott

Andrico Goosen ... as Ruan "Lobster" Swart

Beer Adriaanse ... as Corporal Crunchie

Laudo Liebenberg ... as Lourens Human

Geon Nel ... as Corporal De Wet

Emile Tredoux ... as Corporal du Toit

Johan Botha ... as Mr. Visser

Lida Botha ... as Mrs. Visser

Anna-Mart van der Merwe ... as Arlene Louw

Dawid Minnaar ... as Gerhard Louw

Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots ... as Marilette

Ashley de Lange ... as Marietjie

Karli Heine ... as Annelie

Jaco Nothnagel ... as Mercedes Man (voice)

Albert Pretorius ... as Nightclub Bully

Jennifer Steyn ... as English Lady

Albert Maritz ... as Reverend van Rensburg

Martelize Kolver ... as Mrs. Steenkamp

Crew:

Jaco Smit... (Producer)

Roelof Storm... (Producer)

Jan du Plessis... (Executive Producer)

Karen Meiring... (Executive Producer)

Kaye Ann Williams... (Executive Producer)

Anneke Villet... (Executive Producer)

Charl-Johan Lingenfelder... (Screenplay)

Christiaan Olwagen... (Screenplay)

Chris Vermaak... (Director of Photography)

Jaco Smit... (First Assistant Director)

Elmarie Botha... (Line Producer)

Eva du Preez... (Editor)

Charl-Johan Lingenfelder... (Sound Designer)

Mariechen Vosloo... (Costume Designer)

Mari Conradie... (Makeup & Hair)

Charl-Johan Lingenfelder... (Original Music Composer)

Rocco Pool... (Production Design)

Stefan Benade... (Set Decoration)

Verene van der Heyden... (Production Manager)

Michael J. Broomberg... (Foley Artist)

Jade Hill... (Foley Artist)

David Houston... (Foley Recordist)

James Olivier... (Sound Designer)

Carl Roberts... (Foley Recordist)

Jack Van Wyk... (Dialogue Editor)

Jack Van Wyk... (Sound Effects Editor)

Louw Verwoerd... (Sound Mixer)

Simon Ratcliffe... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)

David Houston... (Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer)

Richard West... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)

Richard West... (Supervising Sound Editor)

Dwaine de Faria... (Online Editor)

Charl-Johan Lingenfelder... (Music Director)

Simon Ratcliffe... (Music Editor)

Simon Ratcliffe... (Scoring Mixer)

Matthys Pretorius... (Colorist)

Annemarie du Plessis... (Production Coordinator)

Scott Motisko... (Publicist)

Content rating:

18A (Canada)