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Milk and Meat

Milk and Meat

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Milk and Meat

"Is milk thicker than blood?"

2023

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Drama

Overview

Medea falls in love with a charming farmer and leaves her life behind in the city. But Medea struggles to find her place in her husband's dreams of transforming their dairy farm into a meat farm.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Illse Roos

Illse Roos

Madea

Paul du Toit

Paul du Toit

Johannes

Olive Strachan

Bongi

Zandile Mazibuko

Esona

Rouel Beukes

Dokter

Rudi Breedt

Rudi

Neels Clasen

Neels Clasen

Jan-Jan

David Kuduntwane

Thabo

Monica Muller

Elsa

Mia-Anne O'Kennedy

Mia-Anne O'Kennedy

Sonja

Creative team

Directed by: André Velts
Written by: Marina Albertyn Struwig
Produced by: Soné Combrinck
André Velts

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