An elderly goat herder falls victim to a scam promising long-awaited reparations for her father's WWII service. Structured as a series of recurring visual 'variations', Variations on a Theme is a portrait of endurance and loss.
as Hettie
as Gladwin
as Hettie's Neighbour
as Digger
as Sleeping Man
as Hettie's Daughter
as Narrator / Petrus Jakobus Beukes
as Fund Representative