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Fanie Fourie's Lobola is a 2013 South African romantic comedy based on the novel (of the same name) by Nape 'a Motana. The film features a culturally diverse cast of actors as well as a production team.
Mar 1, 2013 · A film about an Afrikaans man and a Zulu woman who fall in love and face the challenge of lobola, a traditional custom of brideprice. The film is based on a novel by Nape 'a Motana and won the Audience Award at the Seattle Film Festival.
- (238)
- Comedy, Romance
- Henk Pretorius
- 2013-03-01
Jan 15, 2013 · Until now that is. Fanie Fourie's Lobola is both a contemporary love story and an honest exploration of the post-apartheid South African psyche. And it's a good...
- 2 min
- 78.7K
- Indigenous Film Distribution
Complications arise when an Afrikaans man and a young Zulu woman fall in love.
- (3)
- Henk Pretorius
- Romance, Comedy
- Eduan Van Jaarsveldt
After Fanie takes Dinky, a strong Zulu woman, to his Afrikaans family wedding, the two find an unexpectedly fun cross-cultural romance. But in order to marry Dinky, Fanie must negotiate to pay Lobola (a South African dowry).
This is a classic love story in many respects – Fanie Fourie is a straight up and down Afrikaner seun dating a nice Afrikaans girl when he is ‘bitten by the louse and bedbug of love’ and falls in love with Dimakatjo Machabaphala, who is going out with a flash township man.
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? It’s a recipe for disaster explored in ‘Fanie Fourie’s...
