Carissa

Sep 26, 2025

1h 30m

★ 10.0

Overview

In a quiet village, a young woman is pushed by her grandmother to apply for a job opportunity on a new golf estate being developed in the mountains. However, when she learns that the estate will be built over her estranged grandfather's rooibos tea lands, she is confronted with a difficult choice.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Na Aap Productions

Carissa Trailers

Cast

Carissa

Gretchen Ramsden

Herchell

Herchell Cloete

Woudine

Woudine Dirkse

Collin

Collin Fredericks

Ashley

Kaylin Fredericks

Wilhelmien

Wilhelmiena Hesselman

Deidré

Deidre Jantjies

Hendrik

Hendrik Kriel

Solly

Elton Landrew

Maria

Maria Tamboer

Edgar

Edgar Valentyn

Gladwin

Gladwin van Niekerk

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