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Bakgat! is a 2008 South African teen comedy film directed by Henk Pretorius and written by Pretorius and Danie Bester.

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It sits within the topics 2000s Afrikaans-language films, 2000s high school films and 2000s sports comedy films.

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Film · TMDB

5.7

Katrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus Theart), so he can focus his energy on the sport. To get even, she makes a bet with her friends that she can make a star out of the school's dorkiest boy, 'Wimpie' Koekemoer (Ivan Botha), by pretending to be his girlfriend. The awkward Koekemoer rises to the challenge but Katrien finds herself falling unexpectedly in love with him, until he realizes she is merely using him.

Released: 2008-04-1196 minDir: Henk PretoriusComedy, RomancePart of: Bakgat Collection

Cast

  • Ivan Botha as Wimpie Koekemoer
  • Cherie van der Merwe as Katrien Swanepoel
  • Altus Theart as Werner 'Killer' Botha
  • Andrew Thompson as Fanie Voster
  • Neil Sharim as Japie Lambert
  • Ciske Kruger as Christie Barnard

Themes

  • high school
  • rugby
  • geek
  • afrikaans

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Ratings

IMDb

6.4/10

461 votes

Year
2008
Runtime
96 min
Genres
Comedy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
South Africa
Original language
Afrikaans
Cast member
Ian Roberts
Narrative location
South Africa
Filming location
South Africa
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publication date
2008-04-11
title
Bakgat
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Bakgat! is a 2008 South African teen comedy film directed by Henk Pretorius and written by Pretorius and Danie Bester.

==Plot== Katrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus Theart), so he can focus his energy on the sport. To get even, she makes a bet with her friends that she can make a star out of the school's dorkiest boy, Wimpie Koekemoer (Ivan Botha), by pretending to be his girlfriend. The awkward Koekemoer rises to the challenge but Katrien finds herself falling unexpectedly in love with him, until he realizes she is merely using him.

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