Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, and romance on the battlefield causes him to deal with his long-repressed sexual identity through hardship, camaraderie, first love, and the liberating freedom of music, the true self can be discovered.
Stars: Schalk Bezuidenhout, Hannes Otto, Germandt Geldenhuys, Gérard Rudolf, Jacques Bessenger, Francois Jacobs
Crew: Christiaan Olwagen (Director), Roelof Storm (Producer), Jaco Smit (Producer), Mariechen Vosloo (Costume Designer), Jan du Plessis (Executive Producer), Christiaan Olwagen (Screenplay)
Country: South Africa
Language: Afrikaans, English
Studio: Marche Media, kykNET
Runtime: 123 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 26, 2018
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:homophobia, choir, south africa, apartheid, military service, male homosexuality, lgbt, 1980s, military choir, gay theme, homosexuality
