Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux (2013)
- Original title
- Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux
- Directed by
- Paul Eilers
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage girl spends her school vacation on her aunt and uncle's Karoo farm. She learns about her family history and herself through a series of visitors, while her uncle's fascination with a famous rugby try becomes clear.
contemplativeslow-pacednostalgicwarmreflectivefamily-centeredruralbittersweet
What happens
Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux (English: "Send greetings to Mannetjies Roux") is a 2013 film in Afrikaans about a teenage girl who visits her aunt and uncle on their Karoo farm during the school vacation. She makes a series of discoveries: she finds out who she really is and where she comes from. Three visitors in one week change her life forever, and her uncle's obsession with the try by Mannetjies Roux is finally explained. The film has nothing to do with the life of South African rugby player Mannetjies Roux, but rather with the try which he scored in 1962 in Bloemfontein against the British Lions. The film is based on the title and lyrics of one of Laurika Rauch's most famous songs "Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux". The song describes life on the uncle's farm from the girl's point-of-view, most notably the uncle's Diesel-powered car, the longing for rain and the try scored by Mannetjies Roux. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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