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Liefling
Liefling

Liefling

Liefling the movie is one big nostalgic train and carriage that collides head- on with your "Boer" heart!

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RomanceDramaMusic

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The name of the film, Liefling, says it all. This is a love story that's been told by using evergreen Afrikaans songs from the 70's up to the latest hits of today. This musical is mainly about the life of Liefling Marais, a girl with a passion for life, who loves adventure. Liefling lives on a farm with her father Simon, mother Linda, grandfather Karel, brother Kobus and house keeper Katy. Simon is a professor at the university where we meet the 3 friends, Jan, Pieter and Gert in one of his classes. They also live in Hartbeespoort Jan lives with his grandmother Elsa Ferreira. The story starts during the December holidays. A spoilt rich girl, Melanie von Staden has one thing in mind and that is to reel in heart throb Jan Ferreira who has his eye set on Liefling. Fate unexpectedly brings lovers, friends and so called enemies together. This is a love story full of tears and laughter, song and dance.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$1938655

Status

Released

Original Language

Afrikaans

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

19 November 2010

Country

South Africa

Cast

Lika Berning

Lika Berning

Liefling Marais

Bobby van Jaarsveld

Bobby van Jaarsveld

Jan Ferreira

Sonja Herholdt

Sonja Herholdt

Linda Marais

Alwyn Swart

Alwyn Swart

Simon Marais

Paul du Toit

Paul du Toit

Kobus Marais

Rouel Beukes

Rouel Beukes

Karel Benade

Jaco Muller

Jaco Muller

Doepie

Monique Nortje

Monique Nortje

Sasha

Kevin Leo

Kevin Leo

Lucci

Elize Cawood

Elize Cawood

Elsa Ferreira

Willem Botha

Willem Botha

Gerrit

Gert Wolmarans

Gert Wolmarans

Pieter

Marlee van der Merwe

Marlee van der Merwe

Melanie van Staden

Sylvaine Strike

Sylvaine Strike

Katryn van Staden

Anna Davel

Anna Davel

Anna van der Merwe

Kurt Darren

Kurt Darren

John Reyneke

Louise Moodie

Louise Moodie

Jesse

Porteus Xandau

Porteus Xandau

Thinus

Clementine Mosimane

Clementine Mosimane

Katy

Zenande Mfenyane

Zenande Mfenyane

Thami

Shaeleen Tobin

Shaeleen Tobin

Cheese academy lecturer

Carike Keuzenkamp

Carike Keuzenkamp

Self

Jakkie Louw

Jakkie Louw

Self

Marlouise Venter

Marlouise Venter

Young Karel's mother

Riaan Cruywagen

Riaan Cruywagen

Self

Denver Vraagom

Denver Vraagom

Bartender

Clayton Herholdt

Clayton Herholdt

Fabio

Erik Holm

Erik Holm

Rapper on dam wall

Christine Le Brocq

Christine Le Brocq

Older woman

Toni Jean Erasmus

Toni Jean Erasmus

Dancer

Ingeborg Riedmaier

Ingeborg Riedmaier

Dancer

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