Nooi van my Hart

Nooi van my Hart 1970

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A rich man's daughter rents a cheap apartment and pretends to be broke. She falls in love with her poor neighbor who drops her like a hot potato when he realises she misled him.

1970

Sarah

Sarah 1975

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A tragedy that tells the story of a romance between an "Afrikaaner" (An Afrikaans speaking South African) on the run for murder and a a recently widowed farm owner who has to build up her farm in the Koi San area. Interjected with the tale is the love story of a San Bushman boy and girl.

1975

Always In My Dreams

Always In My Dreams 1952

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This engaging Afrikaans comedy/romance is about the power of love and music to transport and inspire, and to make dreams come true – sometimes. Fanie (Frederik Burgers), a struggling producer/composer, needs to write a winning song to keep his agent happy and his company in work, but, alas, he’s lacking inspiration. Until, that is, his musical partner Ben (Al Debbo) starts dreaming – and singing in his sleep – about a beautiful girl, all in operetta style. Seizing this Cupid-sent gift, Fanie secretly tapes Ben’s songs. The delighted agent pushes for more songs to produce a full-scale musical, which means Fanie has to keep Ben dreaming, and stay awake to tape the songs. All goes well until Ben suddenly stops dreaming. Fanie’s attempts to restart the flow of inspiration fail until Cupid’s arrow comes to the rescue again – only this time, it is Fanie who falls in love.

1952

The Godless City

The Godless City 1958

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One of the earliest exploitation films from South Africa, directed and produced by independent film maker Pierre D. Botha. This is a classic example of a ‘restless youth’ film. The action takes place in Johannesburg (The Godless city of the title) and focuses on the youth sub culture of the ‘Ducktails’ (“a white youth gang subculture which emerged within post Second World War South Africa. Rebellious, hedonistic, apolitical and showing little respect for the law, education or work”).

1958

Seventy Times Seven

Seventy Times Seven 2015

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Grappling with loss after a fatal accident, a mother tries to start afresh in a new town until the truth about the accident begins to unfold.

2015

Leemtes en Leegheid

Leemtes en Leegheid 2022

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Magdaleen, a lonely widow in her 70s, creates an imaginary version of her deceased husband to numb the sadness and pain. After being so overwhelmed with her memories for so long, she desperately tries to re-enter the outside world and see the sea again that she has been longing for for months now.

2022

Gevaarlike Spel

Gevaarlike Spel 1962

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Diamond detective Sergeant Louw is given the difficult task of pursuing Reg Regallo a nightclub owner and diamond smuggler.

1962

A Normal Daughter: The Life and Times of Kewpie of District Six

A Normal Daughter: The Life and Times of Kewpie of District Six 2000

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Before South Africa’s apartheid government in the 1970’s destroyed District Six, being gay, or “moffie,” was an accepted part of this racially and religiously diverse community in Cape Town. Kewpie's hairdressing salon was the epicenter of this culture, a meeting place where the “girls” organized drag balls and cabaret performances, all of which are captured through her amazing collection of snapshots.

2000

Hakim

Hakim 2008

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At the age of one, Hakim is found at the side of his dead mother by an old man who sends him to a children's village for AIDS orphans.

2008

Charlie Word 'n Ster

Charlie Word 'n Ster 1979

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A nurse in a relationship with a truck driver named Charlie, who gets an opportunity to play a role in a new upcoming film, is made famous overnight. Jealousy ensues with drastic consequences.

1979

And the Sparks Fly

And the Sparks Fly 1961

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It Is the Time in South Sfrica When Electricity Came to Households and Everyone Is Cheerful About It. Except One Man Who Doesn’t See the Need for It.

1961

Come With Tonight!

Come With Tonight! 1949

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A singer is injured when a piano falls on her and her only hope in walking again is a very expensive operation abroad. They decide to host a variety show , but not everything goes according to plan.

1949

Ma Skryf Matriek

Ma Skryf Matriek 1975

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A woman in her late 30s decides to write her senior-year exams that she never got to do the first time around.

1975

Groetnis vir die Eerste Minister

Groetnis vir die Eerste Minister 1973

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When eight year-old Manie Griesel's pet sheep dies on his father's drought ridden farm in the Karoo he decides to seek help from the highest authority - the prime minister of South Africa himself.

1973

The Forest

The Forest 1970

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Seven years after a nuclear war decimated Earth, Heinrich is a wanderer who for the past four years thinks he's the last one left on the planet. He soon learns he's not when he meets Em, a young woman with a secret.

1970