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The Smell of Apples (2026)

The Smell of Apples (2026)

History
Release Date: 2026, September 11
Directors: John Trengove
Countries: Chile, France, Netherlands, South Africa
Production: BALDR Film, Quijote Films, Maneki Films, The Fugard
Cast: Inge Beckmann, Hilton Pelser, Dawian van der Westhuizen, Celeste Matthews Wannenburgh, Maude Sandham, Wian Carstens, Karoline Watson, Courtlin Baron

Overview:

In the insulated bubble of white Apartheid South Africa, Marnus, a sheltered 11-year old boy accuses the grandson of his family’s domestic worker of steeling his fishing rod. A brutal chain of events is set in motion, shattering the illusion of his family’s wholesome facade.

Keywords:

based on novel or book domestic worker race politics south africa accusation apartheid sheltered chain of events