Katrina

Katrina (1969)

Katrina is a coloured woman who tries to pass off as white. She rejects her father and mother to ensure that she and her son find a better life in apartheid South Africa. An Anglican priest falls in love with her but their lives are turned upside down when their secrets come out. Based on a story by D. Warner, Try for White.

Date of release
1969-07-29
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 41m
Director
Jans Rautenbach

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: South Africa

Katrina is a 1969 South African drama film directed by Jans Rautenbach and starring Katinka Heyns, Jill Kirkland and Don Leonard. Based on a play called Try for White by Basil Warner, the film depicts the lives of a family of a Coloured South Africans, who in the apartheid system are considered neither white nor black, in which Katrina, the daughter, attempts to appear white, before her secret is exposed. The screenplay was written by Emil Nofal.

Production

Katrina was written and produced by Emil Nofal, directed by Jans Rautenbach. The crew consisted of Peter Henkel as editor, Vincent Cox as cinematography and composition by Roy Martin.

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