Funny yet hardhitting, the film tackles the thorny subject of crosscultural relationships with humor and honesty. Fanie fouries lobola is an awesome south african flick. And yes, the movie only touches on some of the major racial issues in south africa. Fanie fouries lobola kindle edition by motana, napea. The main focus of the film is crosscultural relationships and the challenges associated with such relationships. Photo supplied cape town join a stellar south african cast in a story that sees fanie take dinky a fiery. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Jerry mofokeng, zethu dlomo, eduan van jaarsveld, marga van rooy, motlatsi mafatshe, connie chiume, chris chameleon, yule masiteng. Fanie fourie is a true blue boere seun with an unrepentantly macho approach to love and life in general. Funny yet hardhitting, the film tackles the thorny subject of crosscultural relationships with humour andhonesty. Fanie fouries lobola is an honest but humorous look at how south africans are negotiating a new future where race and gender cease to be defining factors in. Fanie fouries lobola is a 20 south african romantic comedy based on the novel of the same name by nape a motana. Movie fanie fouries lobola prescreening with you, huisgenoot and drum as the oscar season closes, the team at you, huisgenoot and drum proudly supports the proudly south african movie called fanie fouries lobola. It turns out, fanie fouries lobola is a charming little movie.
Fanie fouries lobola was an interesting film and a new venture into romantic comedies. Its a recipe for disaster explored in fanie fouries lobola, acontemporary romantic comedy about love and tradition in a rapidly evolving society. The chemistry between van jaarsveldt and dhlomo is electric and you cant help but root for the two of them to work things out. Fanie fouries lobola will get a uk screening and will be available on dvd from the usual online retailers later this year. The film introduces fanie to the tradition of lobola, a custom by which a wouldbe husband must pay the family of his fiancee for her hand in. Fanie fouries lobola is a heartwarmingly sincere comedy with real depth and even something to say. Fanie fouries lobola pays tribute to romcoms the mail. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fanie fouries lobola near you. Its a curious journey into an interracial and crosscultural relationship between fanie, an afrikaans boertjie and dinky, a zulu woman. The film features a culturally diverse cast of actors as well as a production team. Fanie fouries lobola 20 the story of the complications that ensue when an afrikaans man and zulu girl fall in love, especially when the traditional custom of lobola, or dowry, makes things even more difficult for them. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. A sepedi, he writes the book from an afrikaners perspective, and deals with the subject of interracial relationships with humour and candour. Fanie fouries lobola available in dvd ship this item temporarily out of stock online buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase.
By saying fanie fouries lobola ffl is an awesome south african flick i do not mean compared with other south african films, or lekker for a local flick. The story of the complications that ensue when an afrikaans man and zulu girl fall in love, especially when the traditional custom of lobola, or dowry, makes things even more difficult for them. Fanie fouries lobola showcases the best of sa music 26 february, 20 04. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. While not skipping out on the chemistry of the two love interests, the script is sharply written with threedimensional characters and an intriguing background of racial diversity making this film worth watching. The film is set in south africa where a white south african man, fanie, falls in love with a zulu woman. Fanie fouries lobola official trailer 1 2014 south. What happens when an afrikaans guy and a zulu girl fall in love and have to navigate their way throughthe complicated process of lobola. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Not only because it tackles the subject of interracial relationships with humour and candour. A contemporary romantic comedy about love and tradition in a rapidly evolving society. Fanie fouries lobola 24th cascade festival of african films. South africa, 20, 90 min fanie fouries lobola is a comedy that celebrates how far south africa has come since the end of apartheid in 1994. New romantic comedy fanie fouries lobola, a contemporary romantic comedy about love and tradition in a rapidly evolving society, is a real treat for south african music fans with a soundtrack.
With a deft and humorous pen nape a motana evokes the colliding worlds of traditional and contemporary culture in a south africa still struggling to renegotiate roles and relationships and shake off the complexes and prejudices of the past. Fanie fouries lobola is, without doubt, unlike any book ive ever read. Fanie fouries lobola is a south african romantic comedy about an afrikaans guy and a zulu girl who fall in love and have to navigate their way through the complicated process of lobola the traditional zulu bride price. Fanie fouries lobola is based on the book by nape a motana. The new angle imposed upon or the new content inserted into the romcom format, that which makes fanie fouries lobola feel fresh, is the south african element, especially the. We need films like fanie fouries lobola to show how the best of two broken worlds can unite into a harmonious whole it also shows that there is much more to paying your lobola than delivering cows. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
I have just modified one external link on fanie fouries lobola. Fanie fouries lobola wins seattle film festival audience. Its a recipe for disaster explored in fanie fouries lobola, a contemporary romantic comedy about love and tradition in a rapidly evolving society. Funny yet hardhitting, the film tackles the thorny subject of crosscultural relationships with. But his worldview undergoes an abrupt reinvention when he is bitten by the louse and bedbug of love and falls headoverheels for dimakatjo machabaphala, a beautiful black nurse. What happens when an afrikaans guy and a zulu girl fall in love and have to navigate their way through the complicated process of lobola. But his world view undergoes an abrupt reinvention when he is bitten by the louse and bedbug of love and falls headoverheels for dimakatjo machabaphala, a beautiful black nurse. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Libraries closed through at least may 4 all library locations and book drops are closed until at least may 4. The story follows the complicated courtship of fanie fourie, a young afrikaner and dinky magubane, a young zulu business woman. Fanie fouries lobola is a lovely comedy with some wonderful characters in fanie and dinky.
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