Meisie Filming Locations
Where was Meisie filmed? Meisie was filmed in 2 locations across South Africa in the following places:
Meisie Filming Locations
South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.
Riemvasmaak is a settlement in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means ‘tighten the strap’ or ‘tied with straps’. Riemvasmaak is located near the Orange River, close to the Namibian border.
Meisie (2007)
This simple tale of a goat-herding young girl who wants to go to school is as heartwarming as it is heartbreaking. When a 20-something school teacher from Cape Town is posted to rural Riemvasmaak in the Kalahari, she encounters an uneducated but talented little girl whose life she is determined to turn around. In her battle to teach the intellectually-starved Meisie, the teacher must convince a skeptical and hardened parent. Her daily journey to the talented young girl mirrors the journey of young Meisie herself: a search for intellectual freedom and a fulfilling new life.