Chickens can Fly (2010)

Perceptions condense reality. Pieter van der Westhuizen's life portrait.

Pieter discovered at a very young age that “the world he found himself in was not a comfortable one”. At around the age of four he decided that this life was not for him so he began creating another world for himself – in pictures. This documentary follows the life path of Pieter van der Westhuizen. It displays his great talent and his extraordinary adaption to a life that was not without challenges - his fascination with Israel, his failed marriages and the influence that his life tragedies had on creating the world that he chose to escape to through his art.

Cast (9)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

P

Pieter van der Westhuizen

Self

Marius Weyers

Narrator

C

Caleb Ashley Cooper

Young Pieter

F.W. de Klerk

Self

M

Ma’ayan Hamilton

Self / Daughter

P

Peter James

Self / Friend

S

Suzette James

Self / Friend

L

Leonard Schneider

Self / Art Dealer

Z

Zebeth Van Der Westhuizen

Self

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