Tess (2016 film)

Tess
Directed byMeg Rickards
Screenplay byTracey Farren
Based onWhiplash
2008 novel
by Tracey Farren
Produced by
  • Kim Williams
  • Paul Egan
Starring
CinematographyBert Haitsma
Edited byLinda Man
Music byChristopher Tin
Production
company
Boondogle Films
Distributed byBoondogle Films
Release date
  • September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
Running time
86 min
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageAfrikaans

Tess is a 2016 South African Afrikaans-language drama based on the novel Whiplash by Tracey Farren.

The film, like the novel, is set in the Capetonian seaside suburb of Muizenberg. It was directed by Meg Rickards and starred, among others, Christia Visser, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Brendon Daniels, Dann-Jacques Mouton, Quanita Adams and Lee anne Van Rooi. The screenplay was also written by Tracey Farren. It was shot by Dutch director of photography Bert Haitsma and edited by Linda Man. It was produced by Kim Williams and Paul Egan.