Friends (1993 film)
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Friends is a 1993
South African
drama film
directed by Elaine Proctor
. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
, where it won the Caméra d'Or
Special Distinction.
1993 in film
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:...
South African
Cinema of South Africa
The cinema of South Africa refers to the films and film industry of the nation of South Africa.-List of South African films:* Sarie Marais * Die kaskenades van Dr...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Elaine Proctor
Elaine Proctor
Elaine Proctor is a South African film director, screenwriter and actress. Her film Friends was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or Special Distinction.-Filmography:* Sharpeville Spirit...
. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
1993 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :* Louis Malle * Claudia Cardinale * Inna Churikova * Judy Davis * Abbas Kiarostami * Emir Kusturica * William Lubtchansky * Tom Luddy * Gary Oldman * Augusto M...
, where it won the Caméra d'Or
Caméra d'Or
The Caméra d'Or is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections ....
Special Distinction.
Cast
- Kerry FoxKerry FoxKerry Fox is a New Zealand actress. She came to prominence playing author Janet Frame in the movie An Angel at My Table directed by Jane Campion, which gained her a Best Actress Award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards....
- Sophie - Dambisa Kente - Thoko
- Michele Burgers - Aninka
- Marius WeyersMarius WeyersMarius Weyers is a South African actor. He received international attention playing Andrew Steyn in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy . He recently starred in Blood Diamond.-Selected filmography:...
- Johan - Tertius Meintjes - Jeremy
- Dolly RathebeDolly RathebeDolly Rathebe was a South African musician and actress.Dolly Rathebe was born in Randfontein in South Africa but grew up in Sophiatown which she describes as having been "a wonderful place". She was discovered around 1948 after singing at a picnic in Johannesburg...
- Innocentia - Wilma Stockenström - Iris
- Carel Trichardt - Rheinhart
- Anne Curteis - Sophie's mother
- Ralph Draper - Sophie's father
- Mary Twala - Grace
- Maphiki Mabohi - Daphne
- Job Kubatsi - Maurondile
- Vanessa Cooke - Prison's warden
- Jerry Mofokeng - Thomi
- Trevi Jean Le Pere - Jeremy's lover