Fanie Fourie's Lobola - Move Review

Reviewer                   : Boipelo Mokoke

Name of movie         : Fanie Fouries lobola

Release Date            : 1 March 2013

Genre                         : Romantic comedy

Running time               : 90 minutes

Languages                : English, Zulu, and Afrikaans with English subtitles.

Starring                      : Eduan van Jaarsveldt
  Zethu Dlomo
  Jerry Mofokeng
  Marga van Rooy
  Chris Chameleon
  Lillian Dube
  Motlatsi Mafatshe
  Yule Masiteng
  Connie Chiume
  Richard van der Westhuizen

Director                      : Henk Pretorius

Intro:

Fanie, an Afrikaans guy, designs custom cars that resemble African animals. He lives with his mother who doesn’t understand his love for cars. On a dare he asks Dinky Magubane, a beautiful Zulu woman, to come with him to his brother’s wedding. She agrees if he will pretend to be her boyfriend so she can stop her traditional father from pressurizing her into marriage.
Although their relationship begins as a little plan to annoy their families, soon Dinky and Fanie fall in love. But as they navigate their way through the complicated process of lobola (the traditional Zulu bride price) their relationship falls apart.
Fanie Fourie’s Lobola is a contemporary South African romantic comedy filled with humorous but hard-hitting social commentary. The film is an edgy fairy tale about how love can bring people from different worlds closer and shows how tradition is rapidly evolving in society.

‘Fanie Fourie’s Lobola’ was inspired by the book of the same name, written by Nape a Motana.

Rate: 9/ 10