Krotoa
“Caught between two cultures about to collide”
Storyline
Krotoa, a feisty, bright, 11-year-old girl is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck, her uncle’s trading partner and the first Governor of the Cape Colony. She is brought into the first Fort established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652. There she grows into a visionary young woman who assimilates the Dutch language and culture so well that she rises to become an influential translator but ends up being rejected by her own people as she tries to bridge the gap between the two cultures about to collide.
Cast & Crew
Armand Aucamp
Jan Van Riebeeck
Lead
Jacques Bessenger
Pieter Van Meerhof
Crystal-Donna Roberts
Krotoa
Ernest St Clair
Doman
Roeline Daneel
Maria van Riebeeck
Brendon Daniels
Autshumato
Deon Lotz
Roelof de Man
Michael MacKenzie
French Dignitary
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roberta Durrant's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Krotoa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
