The Harvesters

About The Harvesters

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.

The Harvesters is a 2018 drama film directed by Etienne Kallos. Its themes are prostitution, adoption, recovering addict, and cannes.

Brent Vermeulen takes the lead as Janno, Alex van Dyk as Pieter, Juliana Venter as Marie, and Morné Visser as Jan. It runs 107 minutes and was released in August 2018.

The screenplay is by Etienne Kallos. In the United States it streams on Dekkoo and Dekkoo Amazon Channel.

Boy Erased, Mysterious Skin, and The Miseducation of Cameron Post make useful companions to The Harvesters, all filed under coming of age, LGBT, and religion. It carries a NR rating.