Leading Lady

Jun 7, 2014

1h 36m

★ 5.4

There's more to life than lights…camera…and action!

Overview

An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi undertakes to direct the annual concert on the Willemse farm. Jodi's interaction with the quirky small town citizens and the stubborn Kobus, teaches her that: "there is more to life than lights... camera... and action!"

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Dark Matter Studios

Leading Lady Trailers

Cast

Jodi Rutherford

Katie McGrath

Kobus Willemse

Bok van Blerk

Daniel Taylor

Gil Bellows

Magdaleen Willemse

Brümilda van Rensburg

Japie van der Merwe

André Stolz

Johan Willemse

Eduan van Jaarsveldt

Petrus Engelbreght

Craig Palm

Sarah Novuka

Mary Twala

Elize Viljoen

Ilze du Plooy

Katie Krizinger

Carien Botha

Harry Smit

James Alexander

Wilmien du Plooy

Tina Kruger

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