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5.8An exquisite period piece that skillfully explores the intersections of sex, race and politics takes place in 18th century South Africa, telling the passionate (true) story of two men caught in an unjust system rife with racism, homophobia and cruelty.
Released: 2003-09-07102 minDir: John GreysonDrama, History, Romance
Cast
- Rouxnet Brown as Claas Blank
- Neil Sandilands as Rijkhaart Jacobsz
- Shaun Smyth as Virgil Niven
- Kristen Thomson as Kate
- Tessa Jubber as Elize
- Terry Norton as Betsy
Themes
- homophobia
- south africa
- lgbt
- gay theme
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 109017
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- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- Proteus
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Robben Island
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Jeep
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Categories
2000s Afrikaans-language films2000s LGBTQ-related drama films2003 Canadian films2003 Dutch-language films2003 English-language films2003 films2003 LGBTQ-related films2003 multilingual films2003 South African filmsCanadian drama filmsCanadian LGBTQ-related filmsCanadian multilingual filmsEnglish-language Canadian filmsEnglish-language drama filmsEnglish-language South African filmsFilms directed by John GreysonFilms set in South AfricaLGBTQ-related films based on actual eventsSouth African drama filmsSouth African LGBTQ-related filmsSouth African multilingual filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date