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Matieland! (1955)

Matieland! poster
Directed by
Pierre de Wet
Genre
comedy film
Country
South Africa
Runtime
2h 27m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a black-and-white Afrikaans romantic comedy set on a university campus in Stellenbosch. It revolves around a rugby themed story where the main characters navigate love and rivalry in a college setting.

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What happens

Matieland! is in 1955 in swart en wit verfilm as 'n Afrikaanse romantiese komedie met 'n rugbytema. Die verhaal speel af op die universiteitsdorp Stellenbosch en die titel verwys na die bynaam vir die plaaslike universiteit. Pierre de Wet was die vervaardiger sowel as die regisseur. Die draaiboek is gegrond op 'n verhaal deur Jan Perold. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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