Plantage Tamarinde

Summary

Social drama about a plantation owner who sees his world collapse around him.

Planter Sjon Jan van Leent's familiar world is changing. His son is a disappointment, his daughter marries an educated black man, his wife dies and the plantation is not doing well. When he hears his son has made off with some money, he has a heart attack. From his sickbed he thinks about his life and finally he and his wayward children are reconciled.

The English version of Plantage Tamarinde, Tamarind, is significantly different from the Dutch version. Some storylines were left out altogether and the psychological perspective of the film was changed. Several scenes were removed, others added. The Dutch actors - Albert van Dalsum and Elly van Stekelenburg among them - recorded their lines in English.