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The Price of Sugar
Two half sister, bound by slavery, divided by love
Genres
DramaHistory
Overview
A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave Mini-Mini's. While Lynda is slowly embittered by the hard life in the colony, Mini-Mini gets a chance at her own happiness. The question is, if she dares to seize that chance, as this happiness is at the expense of her mistress and half sister?
Details
Budget
$7130000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
120 min
Release Date
2013-09-26
Status
Released
Original Language
Dutch
Vote Count
33
Vote Average
6.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Neil Sandilands
Reinder Almersma
Gaite Jansen
Sarith
Benja Bruijning
Nathan
Anna Raadsveld
Elza
Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing
Mini-Mini
Yannick van de Velde
Rutger
Daniel Janks
Father Nassy
Jaap Spijkers
van Omhoog
Carel Nel
Von Beunekom
De-Wet Nagel
Rich merchant
Kees Boot
Julius Robles Medina
Werner Kolf
Alex
Bart Klever
Masra Levi
José Domingos
Slave Merchant
Deirdre Wolhuter
Rachael
Estelle Terblanche
Rebecca
Genelva Krind
Maisa
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