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Just after the Anglo-Boer War, a dispute arises when Ester returns home from a concentration camp only to find that her cousin and her English-speaking husband have moved into Ester's house.

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Jana Kruger

Jana Kruger

Ester Smit

Pierre van Pletzen

Pierre van Pletzen

Ruan Wessels

Ruan Wessels

Selwyn Morgan

Antoinette Kellerman

Antoinette Kellerman

Izel Bezuidenhout

Izel Bezuidenhout

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Directed by: Elrich Yssel

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