The Harvesters

Name: The Harvesters
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-08-23
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Brent Vermeulen, Alex van Dyk, Juliana Venter, Morné Visser, Danny Keogh

2018·Drama·1h 47m

7.1

★

South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.

Directed by Etienne Kallos

adoption

coming of age

afrikaans

religion

prostitution

recovering addict

lgbt

cannes

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Cast

Brent Vermeulen

Janno

Alex van Dyk

Pieter

Juliana Venter

Marie

Morné Visser

Jan

Danny Keogh

Oupa

Erica Wessels

Anel

Louis Minnaar

Tienus

Jakkie Groenewald

Older Afrikaans man

Crew

Evgueni Galperine

Original Music Composer

Michał Englert

Director of Photography

Giorgos Karnavas

Producer

Popular Reviews

7 reviews

Leandrys

8.0★ · 04/04/26

"Atleast I know what I am"Janno’s internal conflict is played so subtly that you almost miss how much he’s breaking until the very end. It’s a tough watch, but the cinematography alone makes it essential.

Finn

5.0★ · 01/13/26

A little boring but overall a decent movie. I wasn’t moved by any particular part of it.

Emma

7.0★ · 01/05/26

eerie & emotional, a total hidden gem! watch it on prime video before it gets taken off 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Wiggums Applebottom

10.0★ · 04/19/26

Isaac Melson

10.0★ · 03/27/25