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The Story of an African Farm

The Story of an African Farm

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Drama   Family
📜 Overview: The 1870's. South Africa. Life is normal at the farm on the slopes of a Karoo Kopje.Things change when the sinister, eccentric Bonaparte Blenkins with bulbous nose and chimney pot hat arrives. Their childhood is disrupted by the bombastic Irishman who claims blood ties with Wellington and Queen Victoria and so gains uncanny influence over the girls' gross stupid stepmother.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2004-10-08
⌚ Running Time: 97 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.9

Beloved Cast

Luke Gallant original image
Waldo
Luke Gallant
Kasha Kropinski original image
Lyndall
Kasha Kropinski
Armin Mueller-Stahl original image
Otto
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Karin van der Laag original image
Tent Sannie
Karin van der Laag
Anneke Weidemann original image
Em
Anneke Weidemann
Richard E. Grant original image
Bonaparte Blenkins
Richard E. Grant

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