Call Me Thief

Call Me Thief
Film poster
Afrikaans: Noem My Skollie
Directed by	Daryne Joshua
Written by	John W. Fredericks
Starring	Sandi Schultz Dann-Jacques Mouton
Music by	Kyle Shepherd
Release date	2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	South Africa
Language	Afrikaans
Box office	$236,923 [1]

Call Me Thief (Afrikaans : Noem My Skollie) is a 2016 South African crime film directed by Daryne Joshua. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ^[2] It is based on the life of the film's writer, John W. Fredericks. ^[3]

Cast

• Dann-Jacques Mouton as Abraham 'AB' Lonzi
• Christian Bennett as Tyrone 'Gif' Felix
• Gantane Kusch as Richard 'Gimba' Carelse
• Gershwin Mias as Martin 'Shorty' Jacobs
• Sandi Schultz as Kettie Lonzi, AB's mother
• Charlton George as Phillip Lonzi, AB's father
• Tarryn Wyngaard as Jenny; AB's love interest
• Lauren Joseph as Gloria Lonzi; AB's younger sister
• Simone Biscombe as Frances Lonzi; AB's older sister
• Denise Newman as Mrs. Lubbe; the Lonzis' next door neighbor
• Abduragman Adams as Mr. Carelse; Gimba's father, leader of the 26's gang
• Jill Levenberg as Celia; Gif's aunt
• Louw Venter as Officer Koegedam

See also

• List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of South African submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Noem My Skollie: Call Me Thief". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
2. "'Call Me Thief' Is South Africa's 2017 Foreign Language Film Academy Award Submission". Shadow and Act. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
3. Dercksen, Daniel (28 August 2016). "From Real Life To Reel Life: Noem My Skollie – the true story of a young man in 1960s Cape Town who became a storyteller in jail". The Writing Studio. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

External links

• Call Me Thief at IMDb