''Final Solution'' is a 2001 film set in South Africa based on the real-life stories of Gerrit Wolfaardt and Moses Moremi, with themes of
morality
Morality () is the categorization of intentions, Decision-making, decisions and Social actions, actions into those that are ''proper'', or ''right'', and those that are ''improper'', or ''wrong''. Morality can be a body of standards or principle ...
,
tolerance, and
forgiveness
Forgiveness, in a psychology, psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who may have felt initially wronged, victimized, harmed, or hurt goes through a process of changing feelings and attitude regarding a given ...
. Written and directed by Cristóbal Krusen, the title of the film comes from the Nazi
Final Solution
The Final Solution or the Final Solution to the Jewish Question was a plan orchestrated by Nazi Germany during World War II for the genocide of individuals they defined as Jews. The "Final Solution to the Jewish question" was the official ...
which was the inspiration of a plan with an
apartheid
Apartheid ( , especially South African English: , ; , ) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an ...
motive in the film.
Krusen said that the idea for making a film in South Africa first came to him in 1988 during the filming of Ropa Nueva para Felipe in Mexico. He made numerous trips to South Africa during the 1990s to observe firsthand race relations in the country and seek material for a story that would demonstrate radical transformation from hatred to love between former enemies.
Cast
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John Kani
Bonisile John Kani (born 30 August 1942) is a South African actor. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) and ''Black Panther'' (2018), Rafiki in ''The Lion King'' (201 ...
as Rev. Peter Lekota
* Jan Ellis as Gerrit Wolfaardt
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Langley Kirkwood
Langley Kirkwood (born 14 April 1973) is a South African actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Invictus'', ''Dredd'', and '' Mia and the White Lion'', as well as TV series, including '' Generation Kill'' in 2008 and the 2024 series '' White ...
as Pieter
* David S. Lee as Jan Oosthuizen
* Mpho Lovinga as Moses Moremi
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Bruce Marchiano as Jake
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Regardt van den Bergh as Gerber
* Liezel van der Merwe as Celeste
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Marius Weyers
Marius Weyers (born 3 February 1945, in Johannesburg) is a South African actor. He was married to Yvette Weyers (1946-2023), an artist, who died on 11 July 2023. He lives in Rooi-Els in the Western Cape. He received international attention pl ...
as Mr. Wolfaardt
* Vusi Kunene as Edward
* Joanie Combrink as Librarian
* Michael Aldous as Young Gerrit
External links
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From One Blood - Garrit Wolfhaardt
Apartheid films
2001 films
2001 drama films
English-language South African films
Afrikaans-language films
Films shot in South Africa
South African drama films
2000s South African films
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