Fanie Fourie's Lobola

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Fanie Fourie's Lobola
Fanie Fouries Lobola 2013 film poster.jpg
Directed by Henk Pretorius
Screenplay by Henk Pretorius, Janine Eser
Story by Romantic comedy
Based onFanie Fourie's Lobola
by Nape à Motana
Produced by Out of Africa Entertainment
CinematographyTrevor Calverley
Edited byAvril Beukes
Music byAdam Schiff
Distributed by Indigenous Film Distribution
Release date
  • 1 March 2013 (2013-03-01)(South Africa)
Running time
97 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
Languages English, Zulu, Afrikaans (English subtitles provided)
Budget$1 million
Box office$3.6 million

Fanie Fourie's Lobola is a 2013 South African romantic comedy based on the novel (of the same name) by Nape 'a Motana. The film features a culturally diverse cast of actors as well as a production team. The main focus of the film is cross-cultural relationships and the challenges associated with such relationships.

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The film was shot in Aberdeen and Australia, both in Gauteng, South Africa. It was a commercial success, grossing more than $3.6 million against the production budget of $1 million.

Plot summary

Fanie and Sarel are young Afrikaners; Fanie a custom car designer, Sarel a successful pop star. On a dare, Fanie invites a beautiful Zulu woman, Dinky Magubane, to come as his date to Sarel's wedding. Dinky agrees, provided Fanie pretend to be her boyfriend so she can evade her family's pressure towards marriage. Despite the deceitful intent, the two begin to genuinely fall in love.

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