Global InformationStuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux information
| Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux | |
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| Directed by | Paul Eilers |
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| Cinematography | Tom Marais |
| Edited by | Mandy Roberts |
| Music by | Jaconell Mouton |
Production company | Bosbok Ses Films |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Language | Afrikaans |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.
- ^ Zietsman, Gabi. "Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux". Channel. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Steyn, Pieter (7 June 2013). "Mannetjies Roux rolprent was 'n reuse uitdaging". Volksblad. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.