Pretville
Nov 22 2012
•"The film is a rollicking Afrikaans musical set in the 50s. In the small, bright and vibrant town of Pretville, anything is possible and lots of interesting things happen all the time."
Cast
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Marlee van der Merwe
Serah Somers
Eugene Jensen
Dawid de Wit
Marno Van der Merwe
Frank Fouche
Steve Hofmeyr
Eddie Elektriek
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