Taste of Rain (2012 film)

Taste of Rain
Directed byRichard Pakleppa
Written byRichard Pakleppa
Produced byAfricAvenir
StarringNicola Hanekom

Grant Swanby

Pope Jerrod
Release date
  • 13 November 2012 (2012-11-13)
Running time
1 hour 22 minutes
CountryNamibia
LanguageEnglish

Taste of Rain is a 2012 Namibian drama film written and directed by Richard Pakleppa.[1] The film is based on a human drama turning around loss, love, memory, and healing. [2] The film stars Nicola Hanekom as the lead actor, Grant Swanby, a South African actor, and Pope Jerrod.[1]

Synopsis

A story of a woman farmer encountering a severe drought and the discovery of ways to survive in the Namibian desert.[3]

Cast

  • Nicola Hanekom as Rachel[4]
  • Pope Jerrod as Ray
  • Grant Swanby as Tomas
  • Frieda Byl as Lena
  • David Ndjavera as Shaanika
  • Tuli Shityuwete as Dancer
  • Sara Gomez as Tuli

Production

The film was written and directed by Richard Pakleppa. The film was produced through AfricAvenir, in cooperation with On Land Productions, the Filmmakers Association of Namibia (FAN) and the Namibia Film Commission (NFC).

Release

The film was released on 13 November 2012 at the National Theater of Namibia (NTN). It was screened as part of the Namibia Film Week’s cycle of screenings of Namibian films preceding the Namibia Theatre and Film Awards 2012.

Taste of Rain at IMDb

References

  1. ^ a b Mukaiwa, Martha (2012-11-12). "Richard Pakleppa presents 'Taste of Rain'". The Namibian. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  2. ^ Mukaiwa, Martha (2012-11-23). "Taste of Rain'". The Namibian. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  3. ^ Taste of Rain (2011) | MUBI. Retrieved 2025-09-06 – via mubi.com.
  4. ^ patrpaaa (2012-08-28). "Namibian Feature Film, "Taste of Rain" premiere in WIndhoek". AfricAvenir International e.V. Retrieved 2025-09-06.