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A fact-based interracial gay love story of two men incarcerated in the infamous South African Robin Island prison in the 18th century. Claas Blank, a Koi herder was unjustly imprisoned for stealing cattle. Rijkhaart Jacobsz, a withdrawn Dutch sailor, was imprisoned for the crime of homosexuality. Th...
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| Language: | English Afrikaans |
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San Francisco, CA :
Strand Releasing Home Video,
2004
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| Edition: | Letterbox version |
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| Summary: | A fact-based interracial gay love story of two men incarcerated in the infamous South African Robin Island prison in the 18th century. Claas Blank, a Koi herder was unjustly imprisoned for stealing cattle. Rijkhaart Jacobsz, a withdrawn Dutch sailor, was imprisoned for the crime of homosexuality. The two were placed on trial for sodomy and the film is based partly on court transcipts from the time A fact-based interracial gay love story of two men incarcerated in the infamous South African Robin Island prison in the 18th century. Claas Blank, a Koi herder was unjustly imprisoned for stealing cattle. Rijkhaart Jacobsz, a withdrawn Dutch sailor, was imprisoned for the crime of homosexuality. The two were placed on trial for sodomy and the film is based partly on court transcripts from the time |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2003 Special features: Radio interview with Jack Lewis and John Greyson with Celluloid Dreams host, Tim Sika ; original theatrical trailer This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD ; letterbox presentation DVD |
| Audience: | For mature audiences only |
| Production Credits: | Producers, Steven Markovitz, Anita Lee, Platon Trakoshis ; director, John Greyson ; script, Jack Lewis, John Greyson ; director of photography, Giulio Biccari ; editor, Roslyn Kalloo ; music, Don Pyle, Andrew Zealley |