Land Of Thirst (2008)
1h 38m
Running Time
January 1, 2008Release Date
Plot.
Pereceval Gibbon's classic novel Margaret Harding, Land of Thirst arrives on the big screen courtesy of director Meg Rickards. Khanyiso Phalo was the son of an African chief. As a young boy, Khanyiso was separated from his family by British soldiers and sent to study medicine in England. Years later, in 1913, Khanyiso returns to Africa at the height of racist Colonial rule. There, he meets and falls in love with an English woman named Margaret Harding. Their romance violently protested by scornful settlers and vicious soldiers alike, the couple resorts to hiding, lying, and cheating in order to keep their love alive and escape the people who would see them killed.
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Cast & Crew.

Hlomla Dandala
Khanyiso Phalo

Terry Norton
Hester Jakes

Ian Roberts
Christiaan du Preez

Susan Danford
Vivie du Preez

Leslie Mongezi
Headman Nqeno

Stephen Jennings
Dr. Eustace Jakes

Poppy Tsira
Ntomzana Njozela

Brian Heydenrych
Inspector van Zyl

Anthony Bishop
Boy Bailey

Meg Rickards
Director

Madoda Ncayiyana
Producer

Willie Nel
Cinematographer
