The Pro (Afrikaans: Die Pro) is a 2015 South African film directed by Andre Velts for kykNet. It is the first Afrikaans Surf Film to be produced.[2] The film is based on Leon de Villiers book, also titled Die Pro. It was among the most anticipated Afrikaans Films at the Silwerskerm Film Festival alongside films such as Dis ek, Anna.[3]
| The Pro | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Afrikaans | Die Pro |
| Directed by | Andre Velts |
| Written by | Tiaan van Niekerk |
| Produced by | Annelie Bouwer Starlyn George Steven Istock Monique Nayard Tiaan van Niekerk |
| Starring | Edwin van der Walt Reine Swart Zakeeya Patel Arno Greeff Vilje Maritz Marcel van Heerden Albert Maritz Neels van Jaarsveld |
| Cinematography | Eduan Kitching |
| Edited by | Linsen Loots |
| Music by | Bouwer Bosch Wynand Delport |
Production companies | kykNet Hoofkantoor Produksies |
Release date |
|
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Languages | Afrikaans, English |
| Box office | $72,731[1] |
Plot
editTeenage surfer, Tiaan Nothnagel, has to come to terms with the accidental death of his best friend, Dirkie Lawrence. After Dirkie’s death, Tiaan doesn’t want to surf anymore. Then, Dirkie’s twin sister, Yvette Lawrence, returns to town and wants to be selected as a Wave-Seeker, a fictional World Surf Tour and something that Tiaan and Dirkie wanted to be a part of. For Yvette to succeed, she needs Tiaan’s help, and needs him to get back on his surfboard...[4]
Cast
edit- Edwin van der Walt as Tiaan Nothnagel
- Viljé Maritz as Dirkie Lawrence
- Reine Swart as Yvette Lawrence
- Albert Maritz as Kruiwa
- Neels van Jaarsveld as Geyer
- Arno Greeff as Dustin
- Bennie Fourie as Hermann
- Zakeeya Patel as Jasmine
- Morné du Toit as Peet
- Marcel_van_Heerden as Ed Nothnagel
- Helene Truter as Elize Nothnagel
- Dorette Potgieter as Mrs Lawrence
- Simeon Scholtz as Young Dirkie
History
editThe film is based on the youth book by Leon de Villers. Leon de Villiers was born in Pretoria, 25 July 1960. He matriculated at Hercules High School in Pretoria. He then studied at the University of Pretoria, where he obtained a BA and Honors degree in Political Science and International Politics. He also obtained a Higher Education Diploma at the same university. After his studies he was a history teacher, but in 1993 he started writing full-time. His first youth book, Aliens and Angels, appeared in Tafelberg in 1996. His second book, Die Pro (1997), received a Sanlam Prize, the Scheepers Prize for Youth Literature and the M.E.R. Award.[5] The book is a prescribed book for grade nine and ten students in South African schools.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Die Pro". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Die bont, die blou…". news24 (in Afrikaans). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ "5 movies to watch at the Silwerskerm Festival this year". Channel 24. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Die Pro sterre mom na Suid-Kaap". Oudtshoorn Courant. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Heruitgawe van Leon de Villiers se aangrypende tienerverhaal oor virendskap en verlies Die Pro". NB Bookslive. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Die film gegrond op die Pro deer Leon de Villiers première Vrydagaand by die 2015 Silwerskermfees". NB Bookslive. Retrieved 30 April 2017.