Leading Lady
"There's more to life than lights…camera…and action!"
Cast & Crew
Katie McGrath
as Jodi Rutherford
Bok van Blerk
as Kobus Willemse
Gil Bellows
as Daniel Taylor
Brümilda van Rensburg
as Magdaleen Willemse
André Stolz
as Japie van der Merwe
Eduan van Jaarsveldt
as Johan Willemse
Craig Palm
as Petrus Engelbreght
Mary Twala
as Sarah Novuka
Ilze du Plooy
as Elize Viljoen
Henk Pretorius
Director
Overview
An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi undertakes to direct the annual concert on the Willemse farm. Jodi's interaction with the quirky small town citizens and the stubborn Kobus, teaches her that: "there is more to life than lights... camera... and action!"
