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Toorbos

2020 2h 0m Drama List
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Toorbos investigates the uprooting of a young forest woman during the time of thefinal forest dwellers in the South African Knysna forests of the 1930s. The film tells the story of Karoliena Kapp, a strong woman’s intimate connection with the tree heart of the forest, and how that becomes a stumbling block in her experience of the man she loves.

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Guy Lodge Variety A satisfying marriage of folky period romance and environmental parable from the misty, mossy depths of South Africa's Knysna forest region... Dec 21, 2020 Full Review Neil Young Screen International Built around a luminous and intriguing central performance by dancer-actor Elani Dekker. Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Toorbos investigates the uprooting of a young forest woman during the time of thefinal forest dwellers in the South African Knysna forests of the 1930s. The film tells the story of Karoliena Kapp, a strong woman’s intimate connection with the tree heart of the forest, and how that becomes a stumbling block in her experience of the man she loves.
Director
Rene van Rooyen
Producer
André Scholtz, Dries Scholtz
Screenwriter
Rene van Rooyen
Production Co
The Film Factory
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Afrikaans
Runtime
2h 0m