Dis ek, Anna set to debut at DIFF 2015

Charlene Brouwer in Dis ek, Anna

Based on the fictionalised autobiographical best-sellers Dis ek, Anna and Die Staat teen Anna Bruwer by Anchien Troskie, written under the pseudonym Elbie Lötter, and adapted for screen by Tertius Kapp, the film is produced by Niel van Deventer (Suurlemoen, Anderkant Gister) and directed by Sara Blecher (Ayanda, Otelo Burning).

The film is a harrowing, but ultimately uplifting story of a young woman who finds the strength to pick up the pieces of her shattered world and forge a new life. Anna Bruwer is sexually abused by her stepfather over a period of eight years. Unable confide in anyone, she is rendered voiceless and inhabits a shadow world of shame, foreboding and secrecy until she is finally able to break free from her tormentor.

Dis ek, Anna stars Charlenè Brouwer (Vrou Soek Boer, Erfsondes, Binnelanders) in the title role with Marius Weyers (Faan se Trein, Die Wonderwerker), Nicola Hanekom (Hollywood in My Huis, Faan se Trein), Izel Bezuidenhout (Agent 2000), Morné Visser (Long Walk to Freedom, Skoonheid), Eduan van Jaarsveldt (Fanie Fourie's Lobola, Long Walk to Freedom) and Drikus Volschenk (Long Walk to Freedom, Skoonheid). Rounding out the cast is Dawid Minnaar, Elize Cawood, Hykie Berg, Kara van der Merwe and Fezile Mpela.

"Bringing this film to screen has been a labour of love," says producer Niel van Deventer. "It is very important to me to find projects that have the potential to become films that transcend the borders of our language and country. Anna is certainly such a story."

"We are thrilled to have Dis ek, Anna as part of our slate of films for 2015. It is a remarkable film that raises the bar in terms of quality and performance," says Driki van Zyl, general manager: Times Media Films. "

Dis ek, Anna is being released by Times Media Films and will open at cinemas across the country on 30 October 2015.