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Skating on Thin Uys

  • 1985
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Pieter-Dirk Uys in Skating on Thin Uys (1985)
Comedy

When Evita Bezuidenhout, member of the diplomatic corps, negotiates South African oil leases with the government of Bapetikosweti, the resulting agreement involves a wedding with an surprise... Read allWhen Evita Bezuidenhout, member of the diplomatic corps, negotiates South African oil leases with the government of Bapetikosweti, the resulting agreement involves a wedding with an surprise outcome. Satirist and playwright Pieter-Dirk Uys plays his alter ego Evita Bezuidenhout a... Read allWhen Evita Bezuidenhout, member of the diplomatic corps, negotiates South African oil leases with the government of Bapetikosweti, the resulting agreement involves a wedding with an surprise outcome. Satirist and playwright Pieter-Dirk Uys plays his alter ego Evita Bezuidenhout and other members of her family in this comedy that lampoons life in South Africa under apa... Read all

  • Director
    • Bromley Cawood
  • Writer
    • Pieter-Dirk Uys
  • Stars
    • Pieter-Dirk Uys
    • Christopher Galloway
    • Thoko Ntshinga
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Bromley Cawood
    • Writer
      • Pieter-Dirk Uys
    • Stars
      • Pieter-Dirk Uys
      • Christopher Galloway
      • Thoko Ntshinga
    • 1User review
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    Pieter-Dirk Uys
    • Evita Bezuidenhout…
    Christopher Galloway
    • Sgt. Uys
    • (as Chris Galloway)
    Thoko Ntshinga
    • Sophie
    Lizz Meiring
    • Bokkie Bam
    Steven Moloi
    • President Ignatius Makoeloeli
    • (as Stephen Moloi)
    Winston Gama
    • Leroy Makoeloeli
    Michael Brunner
    • Minister 'Mol' Barnard
    Fats Dibeco
    • Man from BAP-TV
    John Carson
    John Carson
    • BBC Man
    Mimi Coertse
    • Mimi Coertse - Opera Singer
    Anneline Kriel
    • Moon Levine
    Helen Suzman
    • Helen Suzman, M.P.
    Connie Mulder
    • Conservative Party Member
    • (as Dr. Connie Mulder)
    Piet Koornhof
    • Chairman of the President's Council
    • (as Dr. Piet Koornhof)
    Chris du Toit
    • Chris du Toit - Actor
    Pierre de Wet
    • Pierre de Wet - Film Director
    Divan Serfontein
    • Divan Serfontein - Rugby Player
    Kristo Pienaar
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      • Bromley Cawood
    • Writer
      • Pieter-Dirk Uys
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    10syerov-89397

    Great satire from yesteryear

    This was a great Eighties movie that satirized the Apartheid government. Good concept but perhaps a little clumsy and heavy handed in its delivery.

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      Composed by Glen Bosman and Clarabelle van Niekerk

      Lyrics by Pieter-Dirk Uys

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 1985 (South Africa)
    • Country of origin
      • South Africa
    • Languages
      • English
      • Afrikaans
    • Filming locations
      • South Africa
    • Production company
      • Brigadiers Films
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      • 1h 35m(95 min)
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