Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestKruispad takes place over 13 years between 1994 and 2007 and focuses on the impact of the new dispensation on the prosperity, business interests, and ability of two Afrikaans families to adapt or not adapt.
Kruispad takes place over 13 years between 1994 and 2007 and focuses on the impact of the new dispensation on the prosperity, business interests, and ability of two Afrikaans families to adapt or not adapt.
Acting
Justin Strydom's Frik is a masterclass in fragile masculinity.
Writing
Deon Opperman weaponizes Afrikaans melodrama for political critique.
Creator
Deon Opperman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kruispad aired on kykNET during a period when Afrikaans television rarely interrogated its own audience's complicity in apartheid's legacy.
The 13-episode structure mirrors South Africa's 13 years of democracy under Mbeki, with each episode roughly mapping to a year of escalating disillusionment.
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