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Bakgat
Sign in to saveBakgat! 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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5.7Katrien (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.
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- South Africa
- Original language
- Afrikaans
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Cast member
- Ian Roberts
- Narrative location
- South Africa
- Filming location
- South Africa
- Official website
- www.moviesite.co.za/2008/0411/bakgat.html
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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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