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- ↑ Encountering Modernity: Twentieth Century South African Cinemas, Keyan G. Tomaselli, Rozenberg Publishers, 2006, Page: 51 (with some explanations on the word "paljas").
- ↑ Paljas-1998, Film.moviesaz (Trailer and Synopsis), Access date: 27 May 2022
- ↑ Paljas (1998) - Katinka Heyns | Cast and Crew | AllMovie , retrieved 23 March 2023
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
