Vaselinetjie

6.2

2017

1h 41m

Drama

At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.

Key Crew

Director

Corné van Rooyen

Producers

Danie Bester

Saskia Schiel

Cast (26)

Nicole Bond

Young Vaselinetjie

Marguerite van Eeden

Older Vaselinetjie

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Vaselinetjie

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