Sarie Marais

original title:
Sarie Marais
country / year of production:
South Africa / 1931
original length:
9 min. , black/white
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genre:
Short film
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director:
Joseph Albrecht
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plot synopsis:
In a Boer POW camp a group of Dutch prisoners wearily pass the time under the watchful eye of their British captors. One of the inmates lifts his voice in song with the popular Dutch patriotic tune Sarie Marais. His enthusiasm catches on like wildfire with the other prisoners, giving them hope that perhaps life is not so bad after all.
keywords:
captivity , prisoner camps , colonialism , order and obedience
war:
Second Boer War / Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)
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remarks:
First South African Film with Sound.

Sarie Marais is a traditional Afrikaans folk song, created during either the First or the Second Anglo-Boer War.
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