''The Cape of Good Hope'' is a 2004

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n comedy drama film written and produced by Suzanne Kay and Mark Bamford under the direction of Mark Bamford. It was Mark Bamford's first feature film after his critically praised short, ''

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'' (2001). The film premiered at the

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and the

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in 2004.

Plot

Afrikaner Afrikaners () are a South African ethnic group descended from Free Burghers, predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th and 18th centuries.Entry: Cape Colony. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Volume 4 Part 2: ...

Kate runs a

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animal shelter, is involved with a married man, and is oblivious to the romantic attentions of Morne, a local veterinarian. The shelter's East Indian receptionist Sharifa is desperately struggling to have a child with her husband. Meanwhile,

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lese handyman Jean Claude finds himself torn between his growing love for a

black South African Racial groups in South Africa have a variety of origins. The Race (classification of human beings), racial categories introduced by Apartheid remain ingrained in South African society with South Africans and the South African government contin ...

single mother and his dreams of emigrating to

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Cast

*Debbie Brown as Kate *

Eriq Ebouaney Eriq Ebouaney (born 3 October 1967) is a French actor. He is best known for his portrayal as the Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in the 2000 film '' Lumumba'', as "Blacktie" in Brian De Palma's ''Femme Fatale'' and as "Ice" in the 2008 ...

as Jean Claude *

Nthati Moshesh Nthati Moshesh (born 28 August 1969) is a South African actress. She was nominated as Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2016. Career Speaking to ENCA on her film and television preferences, she explained tha ...

as Lindiwe *Morne Visser as Morne *

Quanita Adams Quanita Adams is stage and screen actress living in Cape Town, South Africa. She has performed in the movies ''Forgiveness'' (2004, alongside Arnold Vosloo), ''Cape of Good Hope'' (2004) and ''Skeem'' (2011). She has appeared on stage in nota ...

as Sharifa *David Isaacs as Habib *Kamo Masilo as Thabo *

Nick Boraine Nicholas Boraine (born 14 November 1971) is a South African actor. Life and education Boraine graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1994 with an Honours Degree in Dramatic Art. In March 2011, he joined Global Arts Corps as Associ ...

as Stephen van Heern *

Gideon Emery Gideon Emery is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Deucalion in ''Teen Wolf'' and for providing voice-over work in video games, television series and films. Early life and education Emery was born to Pauline, a compet ...

as Miles

Awards

*Austin Film Festival, 2004 - Won, Audience award: Best Narrative Feature-Undistributed; Mark Bamford *Austin Film Festival, 2004 - Won, Feature Film Award: Best Narrative Feature; Mark Bamford *National Board of Review, USA, 2005 - Won, Special Recognition: For Excellence on Filmmaking *Image Awards, 2006 - Nominated, Image Award: Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film

External links

* 2004 films Afrikaans-language films English-language South African films Films set in South Africa Xhosa-language films Films shot in South Africa 2004 comedy-drama films Hyperlink films South African comedy-drama films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub