Platteland

This Afrikaans movie has a plotline straight out of the classic Westerns.

Platteland — Plot

Platteland features a stellar cast of actors and musicians and puts a vibrant new spin on some of the most popular Afrikaans hits of the past few years. It tells the story of Riana van Niekerk who is desperately fighting to save her family's farm from Mike Ferreira. He has his own agenda and is determined to drive Riana from the land and seize her farm. When Dirk Pretorius, a drifter with many secrets of his own, arrives in town, new alliances are formed and love blossoms in unexpected ways.

• Release date
• November 25, 2011
• Runtime
• 121 min
• Director
• Sean Else

Platteland — Cast

Steve Hofmeyr Mike Ferreira

L

Lianie May Riana van Niekerk Bok van Blerk Dirk Pretorius

J

Jay du Plessis Jakes Ferreira (as Jay) Karlien van Jaarsveld Rolene Ferreira

V

Vaughan Gardiner Wian van Niekerk Ivan Zimmermann Pieter Naude Hanna Grobler Louise Ferreira