Proteus

Name: Proteus
Director: John Greyson
Released: 2003-01-01

2003 film by John Greyson

FilmfilmQ2278836

Released: 2003
Director: John Greyson
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0379461/Retrieved 2016-07-13
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Screenwriter: John Greyson
Cast: Adrienne Pierce
, Shaun Smyth
, Neil Sandilands
, Kristen Thomson
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Runtime: 100 min
Genre: drama film
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, prison film
, LGBTQ-related film
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Country of origin: Canada
, South Africa
Original language: English
, Afrikaans
, Dutch

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Proteus is a 2003 romantic drama film by Canadian director John Greyson. The film, based on an early 18th century court record from Cape Town, explores the romantic relationship between two prisoners, the Khoikhoi man Klaas Blank and the Dutch-born white Rijkhaart Jacobsz, at Robben Island in South Africa in the 18th century.

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Narrative location: South Africa
Title: Proteus
Color: color
Costume designer: Dianna Cilliers
Distribution format: video on demand
Different from: Proteus
Director of photography: Giulio Biccari
Production designer: Tom Hannam
RARS rating: 18+
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1.Stated in Kinopoisk
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