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55% Critic Match
Leading Lady
“There's more to life than lights…camera…and action!”
5.5 / 10• 2014• 1h 36m•NR• English
DramaComedyRomance
Storyline
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!"
Cast & Crew
Katie McGrath
Jodi Rutherford
Lead
Bok van Blerk
Kobus Willemse
Gil Bellows
Daniel Taylor
Brümilda van Rensburg
Magdaleen Willemse
AS
André Stolz
Japie van der Merwe
Ev
Eduan van Jaarsveldt
Johan Willemse
CP
Craig Palm
Petrus Engelbreght
Mary Twala
Sarah Novuka
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henk Pretorius's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Leading Lady is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
