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Vaatjie gets owned

Vaatjie gets owned

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Comedy

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The misadventures Vaatjie Venter, a talented pastry chef and the top student at the hotel school where he is training. Vattjie becomes the lead candidate to win a scholarship to train under world famous master chef Pierre Cousteau in Paris. But Vaatjie's charmed life is tested to its limits when his jealous classmate James tries to prevent Vaatije from winning the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Afrikaans

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

24 December 2008

Country

South Africa

Cast

Gerhard Odendaal

Gerhard Odendaal

Vaatjie Visagie

Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson

Theunis van Rooyen

Willie Esterhuizen

Willie Esterhuizen

Worsie Visagie

Lizz Meiring

Lizz Meiring

Molly Visagie

Carien Botha

Carien Botha

Blapsie Visagie

Hugh Masebenza

Hugh Masebenza

E.P.O.L Officer

Frank Opperman

Frank Opperman

Sakkie

Paul Slabolepszy

Paul Slabolepszy

Smuggler

Pumla Ndlazi

Pumla Ndlazi

Mrs Mammabola

Anrich Herbst

Anrich Herbst

National Intelligence man

Cobus Visser

Cobus Visser

Polygraph operator

Kagiso Lediga

Kagiso Lediga

Customs official

Joey Yusuf Rasdien

Joey Yusuf Rasdien

Judge

Nicky Rebello

Nicky Rebello

Smuggler's sidekick

Dirk Stoltz

Dirk Stoltz

E.P.O.L. Officer

Matt Stern

Matt Stern

Lawyer

Zetske van Pletzen

Zetske van Pletzen

Video Shop Girl

Cherie van der Merwe

Cherie van der Merwe

Student

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