“Roberta Durrant tells the story of KROTOA with impeccable direction and
provides a fresh, new take on an untold story, now told for the first time.
Definitely something that should not be missed!,” says SA film expert, Leon
van Nierop, about this historical film, which performed very well during its
opening weekend. The film opened on 4 August at twenty five cinemas across
the country and has already been seen by over 7 500 viewers, earning nearly
half a million at the box office. It has also made its debut onto the Top 10
of the national movie charts. This is an exceptional achievement for a South
African drama.
This remarkable drama tells the story of a feisty, bright, young
eleven-year old girl (Charis Williams), who is removed from her close-knit
Khoi tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck (Armand Aucamp), her uncle’s trading
partner. She is brought into the first Fort, established by the Dutch East
India Company in 1652. There she grows into a visionary young woman, who
assimilates the Dutch language and culture so well that she rises to become
an influential interpreter for van Riebeeck, who became the first Governor
of the Cape Colony. KROTOA (Crystal-Donna Roberts) ends up being rejected by
her own Khoi people and destroyed by the Dutch, when she tries to find the
middle way between the two cultures. She loses everything to give birth to
the great nation we all share today.
The film, written by Kaye Ann Williams and Margaret Goldsmid, was created
by a dynamic team of women, with acclaimed filmmaker Roberta Durrant as
director and producer. “We are very encouraged by the opening weekend of
KROTOA – we had wonderful reviews from Media24, Rapport, Daily Sun, The
Star, Bioskoop and City Press. The film was given a four star rating, with
all the media encouraging South Africans to step out and see the film. We
are pleased about this because, as a period piece, it is advantageous to see
the film on the big screen. It is clear to us from the feedback from the
opening weekend that the film has a wide appeal to all South Africans,” says
Durrant.
Scriptwriter, Kaye Ann Williams, who previously worked on a documentary
about KROTOA’s life, is equally excited about how the film was received: “I
am thrilled about the opening weekend, but especially thrilled about the
discourse the film has opened up around the important subject of KROTOA and
her contribution to our history.”
“Although I usually regard it as a cliché when someone says that a movie is
‘on international standard’ “or” that it ‘looks just like an international
production’, I often caught myself thinking the very same thing while
watching this film. There is something about the clarity of the images, the
quality of the sound design and the way in which the shots were planned –
that is on a completely different level,” says Bioskoop’s Anna-Marie Jansen
van Vuuren.
“KROTOA is a thought provoking film that will stay with you long after the
credits roll. This film is a must-see for all South Africans and hopefully
it will start a dialogue about the untold history of indigenous people,”
Channel24’s, Leandra Engelbrecht, concludes.
Even before the film released on local shores, it managed to conquer the
hearts of international film lovers and critics. The film received several
accolades including the Best Film Award at the Harlem International Film
Festival earlier this year, as well several official selections at
international film festivals around the globe.
KROTOA was produced by the SAFTA Award-winning film company,
<http://www.penguinfilms.co.za
<https://kyknet.dstv.com> kykNET. It also features impressive performances
by Jacques Bessenger, Deon Lotz, Marcel van Heerden, Roeline Daneel, Brendan
Daniels en Ernest St Clair. The film can currently be seen at cinemas,
nationwide, and is distributed by Ster-Kinekor Entertainment.
Watch the trailer herer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
&feature=youtu.be
Watch The Story EPK here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
List of cinemas:
Ster Kinekor:
Bay West
Tygervalley
Somerset Mall
V & A Waterfront Nouveau
Parow
Garden Route Mall (George)
The Grove - Windhoek
Gateway (Dbn)
Sterland (Pta)
Brooklyn (Pta)
Kolonnade (Pta)
Rustenburg
Rosebank Nouveau (Jhb)
Cresta (Jhb)
Vaal Mall (Vereeniging)
Atlanta (Swakopmund)
Secunda
Irene
Northmead (Benoni)
Maponya Mall
Nu Metro:
Grandwest Casino
Hyde Park (Jhb)
V&A Waterfront Commercial
Walmer Park (PE)
Welkom
Worcester
Independent:
Epic Northridge (Bloemfontein)
Labia (Cpt)
Movies@Monte (Jhb)
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