Wild Season is a 1967 South African

Cinema of South Africa

The cinema of South Africa refers to the films and film industry of the nation of South Africa.-List of South African films:* Sarie Marais * Die kaskenades van Dr...

 drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by Emil Nofal

Emil Nofal

Emil Nofal was a South African film director, producer and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:Director* Kimberley Jim * Wild Season * My Way * The Super-Jocks Actor...

 and starring Gert Van den Bergh

Gert Van den Bergh

Gert Van den Bergh was a South African film actor.-Selected filmography:* Diamond Safari * Victim Five * Zulu * Diamond Walkers...

, Marie Du Toit

Marie Du Toit

Marie Du Toit is a South African film actress.- Filmography :- Further reading :* Tomaselli, Keyan . The Cinema of Apartheid — Race and Class in South African Film. Routledge . ISBN 9780415026284.- External links :...

 and Antony Thomas

Antony Thomas

Antony Thomas is an Emmy and BAFTA award-winning English documentary film maker, director and author who has made films for, amongst others, Channel 4, the BBC and HBO....

. A family operating a trawler off the South African coast, suffer a personal tragedy.

The film provoked a backlash in South Africa because it was bilingual and featured black actors in leading roles. It was also felt that it portrayed a negative, stereotypical portrayal of Afrikaners. A number of scenes were directed by Jans Rautenbach

Jans Rautenbach

Jans Rautenbach is a South African screenwriter, film producer and director. His 1968 film Die Kandidaat proved controversial and received some censorship in South Africa, because of perceived criticism of the apartheid system.-Selected filmography:...

, because Emil Nofal suffered from seasickness.

Cast

• Gert Van den Bergh
  Gert Van den Bergh
  Gert Van den Bergh was a South African film actor.-Selected filmography:* Diamond Safari * Victim Five * Zulu * Diamond Walkers...
  
   - Dirk Maritz
• Marie Du Toit
  Marie Du Toit
  Marie Du Toit is a South African film actress.- Filmography :- Further reading :* Tomaselli, Keyan . The Cinema of Apartheid — Race and Class in South African Film. Routledge . ISBN 9780415026284.- External links :...
  
   - Martie Maritz
• Joe Stewardson
  Joe Stewardson
  -Partial filmography:* All the Way to Paris * Wild Season * Katrina * My Way * Target of an Assassin * My Way II * Flatfoot in Africa * City of Blood...
  
   - 1st Mate Tom Sheppard
• Janis Reinhardt - Jess Sheppard
• Antony Thomas
  Antony Thomas
  Antony Thomas is an Emmy and BAFTA award-winning English documentary film maker, director and author who has made films for, amongst others, Channel 4, the BBC and HBO....
  
   - Michael Maritz
• Johan Du Plooy - Hennie de Waal
• Ian Yule - Andy Wilson
• Michael Spalletta - Maria