Credits

With
Deidre Barnard
Karin Berman
Brian Cohen
Denton A. Cooley
Dirk de Villiers
Raoul de Villiers
Dene Friedman
James Gagasmoyi
Rosemary Hickmann
Petron Mankayi
Nelson Naki
Siswe Naki
Yanda Ncanywa
Roger Williams
Naki adult - Vuyani Mngqete
Barnard adult - Donal Slemon
OP-team

Jonathan Borchers, David Cannon, Andre Delport, Sven Goldin, Dayne Helps, Hendrik Kotze, Stephan Prins, Heather van Heerden, Marina Visser, Diana Weaver
Geoffrey Brand, Juanita Crauss, Terblanche de Jager, Tobie Dyssel, Adele Erasmus, Nadia Eybers, Wallace Huthinson, Louis Myburgh, Dehan Nel, Phumlani Nedi, Theodore Nkungwana, Johan Strydom, Stefan Schuen, Mariane Schuen, Pieter Steenkamp, Elizanne van Straaten, Liezel van Niekerk, Johann Vermeulen, Noal Andre Verwey Jnr., Albert Zeelie, Mick Zondagh
Written and Directed by
Cristina Karrer and Werner Schweizer
Producers
Werner Schweizer, Switzerland
Carl-Ludwig Rettinger, Germany
Steven Markovitz, South Africa
Line Producer
Tami Berkovits
Camera
Michael Hammon
Camera Assistant
Till Vielrose
Soundman
Joe Dlamini
Editor
Patricia Wagner
Assistant Editors
Daniel Egenolf
Kaya Inan
Fabian Reber

South African Crew

Assistant Director
Garreth Bird
Directors’ assistant
Thelma Barnes
Production Manager
Jenny Brown
Production Coordinator
Herman Warnich
Production Assistant
Amos Mndawe
Nkosinathi Mfukuli
Gaffer
Andrew Phyfer
Best Boy Spark
Keith Lewis
Genny Operator
Erian Themba
Transkei Liaison
Jeffries Ndlondloyi
Chaperone
Alan Bennett
Art Director
Steven Wash
Cast Coordinator
David Louw
Nosisa Sonqwelo(Centani)
Wardrobe Designer
Diana Cilliers
Wardrobe Standby
Nawaal Hendricks
Wardrobe Assistant
Shakier Stark
Props Master
Dumisani Mali
Technical Advisors
Rosemary Hickman
Sofia Brink
Translations
Kenneth Mndawe
Jabu Ndlovu
Themba Ndlovu

German Crew

Line Producer
Bülent Nacaksiz
Production Manager
Erik Winker
Production Assistant
Yvonne Gottschalk
Production Accountant
Gabriele Müller
Sound Design
Matthias Albert Senger
Foley Artist
Dieter Hebben
Foley Editor
Michael Frenken
Mixing
Tilo Busch
Sound Vision, Cologne
Title Work and Animation
Fabian Reber
Martina Reber
Online Editing
Ian Mathys/Swiss Effects
Color Correction
Head Quarter Cologne
Andreas Fröhlich
Tape to Film Transfer
CinePostproduction Geyer Cologne
Visual Researcher
Susan Hormuth/ Katharina Pechel
Thanks to
Harim Arendse, Ramona Benz, Tunje Berns, Nico Brummer, Elizabeth Dominguez, Helen Du Plessis, Claudia Eichholzer, Pierre Enz, Nelly Fass, Roberto Fass, Food Lab, Tembelani Goso, Christine Heydenrych, High School Central Beaufort-West, Arto Halonen, Patrick Hill, Janet Heard, Reverand Joseph Jali, Karin Koch, Sara Leu, Morne Jonker, Efram Mahali, Donald MacRae, Mr. Maphazi, Maureen Marshall, Morene Melanie, Joan Miller, Amos Mndawe, Gary Mars, Michel Nellen, Andre Niemand, Mr. Ntshoko, Pieter Owenkamp, Klaus and Dorly Pusch, Katharina Pechel, Primary School Beaufort-West, Samir, Brian Sassman, Sandra Smit, Otmar Schmid, Frank Steffen, Jimmy Stewart, Tersia Thomas, Platon Trakoshis, The Naki Family, The Cape Town Film Office, Elisabeth Valentine, Fanny Vazquez, Tanya Van Tonder, Kathy Watson, Conrad Winterbach, Derick Winterbach, Erik Winker, Ruth Wysseier
Archival Footage
Ad Astera Productions Dirk de Villiers, AP Archive, ITN Source, Villon Films, Peter Davis, Courtesy Texas Heart® Institute, Brian Cohen, Ashley Lazarus
Photos
Courtesy of Deidre Barnard, Courtesy of Dirk de Villiers, Cortesy of Groote Schur Hospital, Courtesy of Christian Barnard Museum, The Sunday Times, Keystone
Music
Firelive Productions SA

All tracks produced and performed by Rantoboko and Cloud 9, South Africa
Additional Music by
«Sayishayinduku»
Composed by Mjoli Gilbert
Performed by Umzimkhulu Black River
Courtesy of Greensleeves Records Ltd.
Produced by
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Zurich, Switzerland
In Coproduction with
LICHTBLICK Film, Cologne, Germany
Big World Cinema, Cape Town, South Africa
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Jutta Krug
Bayerischer Rundfunk, Thomas Sessner
Schweizer Fernsehen, Urs Augstburger
SRG SSR idée suisse, Alberto Chollet
With the Support of
Bundesamt für Kultur, Sektion Film
Filmstiftung NRW
Zürcher Filmstiftung
Lotteriefonds Kanton Solothurn
Kulturfonds Suissimage

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All Rights Reserved

In theaters on
May 15th '08

upcoming cinema releases in autumn 2008

October 23th 2008
Germany
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October 4th 2008
South Africa
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