Canary (Kanarie)
Marche Media (2018)
Drama, Music, Musical, Queer Themes/Interest, War
In Collection
#1930
9*
Seen ItYes
(10/28/2019 Home)
855184007754
IMDB   7.7
120 mins South Africa / Afrikaans (African)
DVD 
Schalk Bezuidenhout Johan Niemand
Hannes Otto Wolfgang Müller
Germandt Geldenhuys Ludolf Otterman
Gérard Rudolf Reverend Koch
Jacques Bessenger Reverend Engelbrecht
Francois Jacobs Tiaan Taljaard
De Klerk Oelofse Walter (Rambo) Boonzaaier
Ludwig Binge Daan Goosen
David Viviers Kevin Scott
Andrico Goosen RuanRuan (Lobster) Swart
Beer Adriaanse Corporal Crunchie
Laudo Liebenberg Lourens Human
Geon Nel Corporal de Wet
Emile Tredoux Corporal du Toit
Johan Botha Mr. Visser
Lida Botha Mrs. Visser
Anna-Mart van der Merwe Arlene Louw
Dawid Minnaar Gerhard Louw
Tinarie van Wyk Loots Marilette
Ashley de Lange Marietjie
Karli Heine Annelie
Jaco Nothnagel Mercedes man
Albert Pretorius Nightclub bully
Jennifer Steyn English lady
Albert Maritz Reverend van Rensburg
Director/Choreographer
Christiaan Olwagen
Producer Elmarie Botha
Jaco Smit
Writer/Composer Charl-Johan Lingenfelder
Christiaan Olwagen
Cinematography Chris Vermaak
Music Charl-Johan Lingenfelder


Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.
Edition Details
Original Title Kanarie
Release Date 2019
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 10/25/2019
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon
Purchase Price $18.02
Condition New
Order Order# 112-3255036-2612261
Tags apartheid, coming of age, South Africa, military
Links +3/3 Review: CGiii (Anderson Cutler 2018)
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+9 Review: QueerGuru (Roger Walker-Dack April 9th, 2019)
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QueerGuru Rating 9

Notes
A very insightful and enjoyable musical drama. Refreshed my memories, not only of South Africa and apartheid, but of the 1980's Western musical scene.