
Krotoa
Drama · Romance
Overview
Krotoa, a feisty, bright, 11-year-old girl is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck, her uncle’s trading partner and the first Governor of the Cape Colony. She is brought into the first Fort established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652. There she grows into a visionary young woman who assimilates the Dutch language and culture so well that she rises to become an influential translator but ends up being rejected by her own people as she tries to bridge the gap between the two cultures about to collide.
Top Cast


Armand Aucamp
Armand Aucamp
Jan Van Riebeeck
Armand Aucamp
Jan Van Riebeeck


Jacques Bessenger
Jacques Bessenger
Pieter Van Meerhof
Jacques Bessenger
Pieter Van Meerhof


Crystal-Donna Roberts
Crystal-Donna Roberts
Krotoa
Crystal-Donna Roberts
Krotoa
Ernest St Clair
Ernest St Clair
Doman
Ernest St Clair
Doman


Roeline Daneel
Roeline Daneel
Maria van Riebeeck
Roeline Daneel
Maria van Riebeeck


Brendon Daniels
Brendon Daniels
Autshumato
Brendon Daniels
Autshumato


Deon Lotz
Deon Lotz
Roelof de Man
Deon Lotz
Roelof de Man


Michael MacKenzie
Michael MacKenzie
French Dignitary
Michael MacKenzie
French Dignitary


Marcel Van Heerden
Marcel Van Heerden
Wagenaar
Marcel Van Heerden
Wagenaar


Lizette Van Der Merwe
Lizette Van Der Merwe
Wife of Dutch dinner guest
Lizette Van Der Merwe
Wife of Dutch dinner guest
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