The Story of an African Farm
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2004-10-08
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: David Lister
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Family
Original title: The Story of an African Farm
Production Companies: Rodini Films
Production Countries: South Africa
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