Promised Land (2002 film)
| Promised Land | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jason Xenopoulos |
| Written by |
Karel Schoeman (novel) Jason Xenopoulos |
| Starring | Nick Boraine |
| Music by | Arvo Pärt |
Release dates | 2002 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | English |
| Budget | >R15 |
Promised Land is a 2002 film based on the 1978 English translation of the award-winning Afrikaans novel, Na die Geliefde Land (1972) by the South African author, Karel Schoeman.
The film was directed by Jason Xenopoulos and starred Nick Boraine; other cast included Lida Botha, Wilma Stõckenstrom, Louis van Niekerk, Tobie Cronje, Grant Swanby, Daniel Browde, Ian Roberts, Dan Robbertse and Yvonne van den Bergh. It was made on a budget of just over R15 (~2US$).
It won the Best Screenplay Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2002.
External links
- Promised Land at the Internet Movie Database
- Sonnekus, Neil (24 January 2003). "You can't go home again". Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg, South Africa). Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Review of Promised Land.
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