Based on a true story: South Africa, mid 70s. When her husband becomes too ill to work, Poppie is deemed by the law to be an illegal resident in her own country. Based on the Elsa Joubert novel regarded as one of the best African novels of the century.
Ek Joke Net’s pranksters are back, together with the Comical Actor’s Commission, aka, K.@.K, everyone is a target. From students who find themselves in the middle of a raid, a blind man who asks for advice when buying condoms, video shop assistants who find pornographic movies in their clients’ DVD cases and a famous South African rock band who gets threatened by the police. Nobody is safe when the ‘Candid Kings’ are nearby.
Another first for South Africa's fast growing film industry - A multiple story line ensemble romantic comedy capturing the essence of what love looks like in all it's different shapes and sizes. Mooirivier is a film about relationships, about how we can't live without them, about how love always wins, even if it doesn't look, or turn out, the way you thought it would.
Vanessa is forced to spend the last few days of her matric holiday with her estranged, struggling rock muso dad, Louis. During this coastal tour, Vanessa finds herself in the position of his unofficial roadie and daily sees Louis sing his heart out for a steak and beer in front of a handful of people. For the first time in years, father and daughter are honest about the past and try, along the way, in the middle of nowhere, to find each other again.
Jimmy in Pienk is a quirky comedy about Jimmy Bester, a rugged seventh generation "mielie" farmer. Jimmy’s father suddenly dies in a freak accident, he is confronted by two loan sharks who come to collect what his father owes. Jimmy gathers the courage to leave his home and travel to Cape Town to seek help from his uncle, and he is not prepared for what awaits him.
Rand film's love drama Môre-Môre is based on the popular radio serial of Jan Scholtz. The story is set in a small rural town and go over Lana, a matric girl who falls in love with her teacher and with the petty and ruthless actions of the people in the town. One of the school's boys jealousy about the relationship reaches a climax when, during a sports event try the teacher with a spear throwing died. Lana is played by Sybel Coetzee, Hans Strydom, the teacher and Johannes Slabbert played the role of the schoolboy. Other well-known players Ana Neethling-Pohl, Jan Bruyns, David van der Walt, Tobie Cronje and Iris Coertze. Môre-Môre was produced in 1973. Elmo de Witt was the director and Jan Scholtz wrote the screenplay.
Daan Bobbejee rescues a stranger, Doors Dorrengen, and they become friends. Together, they thwart diamond smugglers trying to steal Daan's valuable mine, outwitting them in a daring escape
The film takes place during the annual Rapport International Cycling Tour. Two brothers compete as Cain and Abel against each other. Not only for the coveted trophy, but also a girl who stole both hearts. A young champion must learn overnight to accept the harsh reality of adult life.
Die groot twis, an Afrikaans kung fu comedy short film featuring puppets, is set in a landscape that stretches from the vast plains of the Karoo to the slopes of the Drakensberg. The teaser of writer and director Johann Vermaak’s satire promises “Pop, skiet en donder” in the story that turns the history of The Great Trek on its head. The short film is described as an Afrikaans Western with a retro approach, containing a strong dose of feminism to boot.
It’s harvest time on uncle Tom’s farm where everything is in uproar just before a threatening hail storm. Faan, owner of the farm next-door’s son, Hannes, has his eye on Tom’s 17 year old daughter, Linda. However to Hannes’s frustration, she falls in love With a traveling man, Wynand, visiting the farm.
The only cure prescribed for a broken heart is a heavy dose of love and some Christmas pudding. Dr Louis van Est is a professional when it comes to the anatomy of the human body, yet he knows nothing about the condition of the human heart. As a GP, he is not the stereotypical clean cut doctor; in fact he retreats home to his laptop where he escapes from his bland life to another world world. Ella Gouws, a straightforward, straight-speaking thirty year old, has been wounded by love one too many times and won't let anyone close enough to break her already broken heart, again apart from her online chat buddy with whom she shares her dreams, thoughts and philosophies.
In a small section of inner-city Cape Town, Chantal, a fugitive addict loses track of her child, Jona, when she leaves him behind all alone to turn one final trick. Dawid, a frustrated cop faces up to the demons from a traumatic childhood. Samiah, a young nurse clings to a disintegrating bubble of fantasy that shields her from facing life on life’s terms. Aphiwe, an up-and-coming art director in a crumbling relationship, is confronted by his fear of connection as he looks for salvation beyond his impenetrable personal boundaries. In a city wracked by conflict, contradiction and harsh battles for survival, the four main characters each discover surprising and profound truths about their purposes as human beings through their inextricable connections to others. Fear meets hope. Anger meets love. Loss meets meaning. One night, one city, four lives changed forever and bound together by the unblinking gaze of an innocent child.
The story about the evolution of the Afrikaans-language.
When her disastrous wedding night leads to an accidental killing, Natalie flees her rural town in South Africa's desolate Karoo region.
Dr. Karel Beyers - whose marriage and practice are threatened by a subdued smearing campaign of gossip stories, phone calls and nameless letters - decide to take matters into his own hands.
After Daniel's mistakes are revealed, he abandons the life set out for him and meets Tom, a simple fisherman who helps Daniel to achieve his true potential in life.
By sending in their best “Selfie”, 12 Lucky winners are chosen to spend the weekend with TV star Adele on the cruise of a lifetime. Up-for-grabs is a retirement unit with a value of R7 million! The women compete in survivor-like games and quizzes to win the exclusive prize.
James is an actor with a failed career. When he is offered an opportunity to earn a little extra by performing as a drag queen at a club, he accepts. His wife finds out and a row is unavoidable. James is ready to do anything to save his marriage, to prove that the role he has been entrusted with at the club is perfectly honourable and he is in high regard. He also has to apply his best acting skills when an investigation into the suspicious murder of the club’s diva is opened.
"Liefste Veertjie" is based on the popular novel "Waar Die Liefde Begin" by Chris Heyns and is about the developing romance between Peet, a medical student in his final year, and Elaine, a cute freshman. Elaine's father is Dean of the Medical Faculty, very successful in his profession and by no means impressed with his daughter's actions.
Based on real events in and around Cape Town, two paramedics risk their lives while attempting to save a patient's life.
