Lien se Lankstaanskoene

Synopsis

This coming-of-age drama tells about a high school girl who resorts to begging to support her family. Lien Jooste’s life falls apart when her father is arrested for fraud and her mother develops a drinking problem. They lose everything and go from being an upstanding, affluent family living in a nice neighbourhood to a broken mess – living in a small flat and struggling to get by. Due to her mother’s drinking, Lien has to take on the role of mother for both her mom and her younger brother Braam.

Top cast

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Carmen Pretorius

Lien Jooste

Franci Swanepoel

Christine Jooste

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Tiaan Kelderman

Braam Jooste

Elize Cawood

Roos

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Fiks Mahola

Tibby

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Marie Pentz

Bets

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Gideon Lombard

Wouter

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Eben Groenewald

Hein

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Fredia Roux

Miemie

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Brian Webber

Donovan