Leading Lady
“There's more to life than lights…camera…and action!”
2014•1h 36m•5.4•Released
DramaComedyRomance
An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi undertakes to direct the annual concert on the Willemse farm. Jodi's interaction with the quirky small town citizens and the stubborn Kobus, teaches her that: "there is more to life than lights... camera... and action!"
Director
Henk Pretorius
Writer
Henk Pretorius, Tina Kruger
Languages
Afrikaans, English
Studio
Dark Matter Studios
Cast
Katie McGrath
Jodi Rutherford
Bok van Blerk
Kobus Willemse
Gil Bellows
Daniel Taylor
Brümilda van Rensburg
Magdaleen Willemse
André Stolz
Japie van der Merwe
Eduan van Jaarsveldt
Johan Willemse
Craig Palm
Petrus Engelbreght
Mary Twala
Sarah Novuka
Ilze du Plooy
Elize Viljoen
Carien Botha
Katie Krizinger
James Alexander
Harry Smit
Tina Kruger
Wilmien du Plooy
Melt Sieberhagen
Piet Griek
Jana Kruger
Linda van der Merwe
Jako Krige
Drikus Malan
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