Fiela's Child

The acclaimed drama based on Dalene Matthee´s award-winning novel. "Fiela se Kind" (Fiela's Child) is the story of a white foundling boy that is raised by a brown family. But the childs life changes irrevocably when white census officials discover him living across the established borders of society, and he is removed from his foster parents. "This is the moving story about a close family being torn apart by the social convictions of the day. It is the story of a mother´s enduring love and hope to see her taken son again. Fiela is a down to earth woman farmer who does not let anyone step on her. She raised a white castaway child, Benjamin, and teaches him the simple things in life."

• Dalene MattheeWriter
• Katinka HeynsDirector

• Shaleen Surtie-RichardsFiela Komoetie
• André RossouwElias van Rooyen
• Lida BothaBarta van Rooyen
• Dawid MinnaarBenjamin Sr
• Jan EllisBenjamin Jr.
• Marchelle VerweyNina Sr
• Annie MalanNina Jr
• Limpie BassonKaliel September
• Isobella BosmanMalie
• Goliath DavidsSelling Komoetie
• Hermien DommisseMiss Weatherbury
• Ernst EloffMagistrate