Canary
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.
Directed by Christiaan Olwagen
Written by: Christiaan Olwagen, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder
Produced by: Roelof Storm, Jaco Smit, Jan du Plessis
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