MOGGEL MAAK ‘N MOVIE
Die beplanning vir die skreeusnaakse “Moggel maak ’n Movie” fliek maak goed vordering en as alles goed verloop, begin die verfilming binnekort. Hier is solank bietjie meer agtergrond inligting aangaande die fliek.
Rolverdelings
Wynand van Vollenstee: “Moggel” is a synonym for “mud fish”. He is a simple man who likes a simplistic life. He prefers to do his job and life at home, that is a more relaxed routine. He is socially awkward and prefers the silence of the dam and nature. He has a good heart and is always ready to help where he can, but isn’t scared to say no if he doesn’t feel like doing something. Moggel prefers for things to remain the way they are. However, Moggel is also soft at heart and gets frequently backed up into a corner by other people. He always wants to do the right thing, never had a girlfriend and his mother even accompanied him to his matric farewell. Moggel was a loner at school. His job at the Post Office was organised by his uncle and suits him to a tee. When Daleen, fresh out of school and new at the Post Office, made eyes at him, he was trapped into marrying her…
Karen Wessels: Daleen is shallow and only looks out for her own interests. She will do anything to get what she wants. Daleen was once an ugly duckling with wires on her teeth, heavy thick framed glasses and wore shapeless dresses. Her parents didn’t own a house and her most fervent desire was to find a husband who owns his own house. Thus poor Moggel stood no chance when he landed in her field of vision. Over the years, and thanks to a Glam Guru, the ugly duckling turned into a beautiful swan. When Moggel gets kicked out of their bedroom, she finds herself a new job and Daleen immediately starts an affair with her boss, Braam van Deventer.
Bennie Fourie: Piet is ambitious and wants to climb the corporate ladder in Braam’s company. He tries his best to prove to Braam that he’s the perfect candidate to be Braam’s successor. Sometimes he takes things too far and then certain situations end in a disaster. Piet will do anything to fulfil his ambition. He has his degree in Law, but still has to do his Gauteng bar exams. He first started to work to gain experience, but now he can’t take study leave anymore, because he’s dependent on the income he earns from Braam’s company.
Sulette Thompson: Sonette is a very attractive, middle-aged brunette, fashionable and well presented. She is the true hero type, who against all odds, always finds a way to help her fellow citizens. She is stylish, sophisticated and has a strong will. Sonette is a Doctor in Film Production. She worked her way up the ranks of the school in an honest manner, to eventually become it’s principal. She has produced a few films and won numerous awards.
Ben Kruger: Braam loves the beautiful and expensive things in life, but his reputation is somewhat tainted. He is a repulsive person, but knows how to manipulate any situation in his favour. Braam van Deventer is Daleen’s boss and lover who is always dressed well. He is the main brain behind the cunning plan to get Moggel drunk. Then make him wager his house against his ability to make a Candid Camera-style movie. A wager he can’t possibly win.
Liz Meiring: Laura is a woman who doesn’t take any nonsense from anyone. She calls a spade a spade and tackles each challenge by the horns. She knows what she likes and doesn’t like and makes no compromises. She sums situations up in a moment. She likes Moggel’s honest personality and is attracted to his gentle nature, but despises the unfairness of his situation. She has a playful and mischievous side to her, but there is no doubt about who will wear the pants – she will. Laura is a well-known and award winning sexologist who doesn’t easily warm up to people, because she has the uncanny ability to quickly see right through them. She immediately takes a liking to Moggel when she meets him at a party.
De Klerk Oelofse: Peet is more reserved because he is stuttering and thus he is not as self assured as Piet. He does whatever Braam tells him to do. He’s actually more intelligent than Piet, but because he is somewhat reserved and has suffered a few blows in life, he doesn’t show it. He would be able to rescue Piet from a number of delicate situations, if only Piet would let him. Peet is a qualified attorney, but because he is stuttering, he can’t practice law and thus only works as a clerk.
Irene Stephanou: Mamma keeps herself busy with managing her home and she loves to cook. She feeds everyone who steps into her house and although she understands what everyone says, she keeps her nose out of other people’s business. She is well aware of what’s going on around her, even though she doesn’t lead on that she does. She is a traditional woman, but has a glamorous side to her which she keeps hidden from others. She makes her own home-made wine, which she only shares with a selected few. Mamma married Moggel’s father when she was still a young girl and dedicated her life to her husband and their only son. She is a good housewife who isn’t scared of hard work.
Donovan Pieterson: Dail is a good-natured guy who has suffered a few blows in life. He’s always looking for the approval of others. He does it through lending a helping hand to others, wherever and whenever he can. He is intelligent, but knows he still got a lot to learn because of his background. Dail loves socializing and doing all kinds of projects with others. He is one of those real social networkers. Dail grew up in the Cape Flats and avoided gangs because he witnessed first hand what it did to his Uncle Alfie. He wants more out of life, therefore he forced himself through matric, after which he immediately enrolled for a course at the film school. He was not interested in any relationships until he finished his degree. He flatly refused to be as poor as his parents were. Dail lives in a room in Moggel’s yard.
Ivan Lucas: Uncle Alfie is an old Cape Flats gang leader, who went to prison and now that he is released, he is looking for a get-rich-quick way, to get back onto his feet. He has no moral values and to him life is cheap. Uncle Alfie had to look after Dail after his parents died, but Dail ran away and put himself through school, after which he enrolled at the film school. Uncle Alfie believes that Dail stole money from him and he is now coming after Dail to get it back.
ZOETENDALSVLEI
Rolverdelings
Anlia van Rensburg: speel die rol van Christine; ñ weeskind wat geblom het in ñ model danksy Charl Marais, aan wie sy nou ook verloof is, maar haar lewe word in ñ oogwink omvergegooi. Na ñ motor ongeluk bevind sy haarself in ñ wanhopige situasie, keelvol daarvan om van ander mense afhanklik te wees en smagtend om weg te breek sodat sy ñ diepe sielsondersoek kan doen en besluit oor haar toekoms. Dan sien sy ñ advertensie in die koerant in die hospitaal van ñ man wat ñ vrou soek wat vir ñ jaar lank sal voorgee om met hom getroud te wees – vir ñ groot som geld. ñ Jaar lange wegkomkans en sy word betaal daarvoor? Wie kan nou nee sê? En terwyl sy besig is met die sielsondersoek op die plaas ontdek sy dinge van haarself wat sy nooit kon gedroom het nie.
Bobby van Jaarsveld: speel Olaff; ñ welaf sakeman en boer wat glo hy gaan ñ oujongkêrel bly vir die res van sy lewe, want hy kan eenvoudig homself nie gebind sien aan die vrouens (wat hom nie wil uitlos nie) vir die res van sy lewe nie. So, hy is nie opsoek na ñ vrou nie, maar toe hy Christine vir die eerste keer sien, roer iets binne sy hart wat hom dryf tot drastiese stappe om haar sy vrou te maak.
Abidah Dixon-Mohamed: speel Ma Martha. Sy is vir Olaff letterlik soos ñ peetma nadat sy ouers in ñ plaasaanval vermoor is toe hy nog op skool was. Ma Martha is in beheer van die huis, maar sy regeer met ñ sagte, albeit regverdige ferm, hand. Christine klim gou in haar hart en Ma Martha neem haar sommer onder haar vlerk en is nie skaam om Christine en Olaff se verhouding te maak werk nie; ten spyte van die web van leuens wat Olaff en Christine besig is om te spin.
Soli Philander: speel die kostelike, getroue plaasvoorman van Olaff, Jimmy. ñ Nederige kalant wat se hande altyd reg staan om te help, maar dit kry hom gereeld in situasies waarin hy liewer kon uitbly, maar niemand kan lank kwaad bly vir hom nie. Aan die einde van die dag verbaas hy almal. Dis ñ goeie ou die wat mens nie moet onderskat nie.
Albert Maritz: speel Oom Apie; getroue buurman van Olaff se familie al vir verewig en soos ñ pa vir Olaff. Hy hou so ogie oor die plaas ook wanneer Olaff weg is vir besigheid en is met die liefde van sy lewe getroud, Tant Miems (gespeel deur Julie Strydom). Hy is ook ñ man wat nie opsystaan as daar iets gedoen moet word nie! Alhoewel die veediewe wat arme Olaff teister hom nogals moedeloos maak.
Julie Strijdom: speel Tant Miems is die vrou van oom Apie vir wie se hande vir daar niks voor verkeerd staan nie. Die bejaarde vrou met haar krom beentjies en grys hare is nie baie geleerd nie en haar kennis is beperk tot hul wêreld en die boerdery. Almal het ʼn plek in haar hart behalwe Mora Moore, wat deestyd ook gewetywer het om oom Apie se hand en wie sy as haar aardsvyand beskou. Sy lewe vir haar man en die twee ander mans in haar lewe met Christine wat ook dadelik na die eerste ontmoeting in haar hart gekruip het. Dae alleen op die plaas met die mans wat gedurig agter die diewe aan is, hou sy die fort en die boedery loop op goed geoiliede wiele met geen probleme nie. Sy leef vir haar gemeenskap en maak tyd om haar deel vir liefdadigheid te doen.
Nico Engelbrecht: speel die rol van Kaptein van Biljon van die Vaalwater SAPD. Hy is altyd reg vir aksie en goed met sy werk. Die veediewe loop op die einde hulle rieme vas danksy hom en sy samewerking met die gemeenskap. Maar was dit betyds om ook Olaff en sy nuwe vroutjie se verhouding te red?
Adriaan van As :speel Christine se psigopatiese eks-verloofde, Charl Marais, wat haar wil kry om tog na alles met hom te trou of anders… Charl Marais, die vyf en dertig jarige erfgenaam van die Marais skatte is ʼn bedorwe brokkie met geen ruggraat nie. Met sy aantreklike persoon en blink voorkoms skuil hy agter die familie se miljoene en is gewoond om mense te manupileer met sy geld en status. Hy stuit vir niks en sy filosofie is, geld maak reg wat krom is. Hy maak misbruik van sy posisie om sy wil op almal af te dwing.
Ashley de Lange: vertolk die rol van Jani Moore, dogter van Mev Dokter Moore en Olaff se vriendin van kindsbeen af en sy grootste aanhanger… Tot Christine in die prentjie verskyn. Jani Moore is die vier en dertige dogter van die plaaslike dokter en Mevr dokter Moore. Sy is ʼn bedorwe brokkie en net gewoond aan die beste. Die blonde vrou met haar blou oë en slanke lyf het vir jare haar fisier op Olaff Reinhardt gestel en doen alles in haar vermoë om haar onmisbaar in sy lewe te maak maar is nie baie suksesvol nie.
Jo da Silva: speel die rol van Mevrou Dokter Mona Moore wat ñ appeltjie te skil het met tant Miems en enigiets sal doen om haar dogter, Jana, te help om met die liefde van haar lewe te kan trou. Sy was geditermineerd en wou almal wys sy sal ʼn formidabele vrou raak, iemand om mee rekening te hou. Al moes sy in die proses haarself op die altaar plaas, sal sy dit doen net om in haar doel te slaag. Haar redding het gekom met die pas aangestelde dokter wat nou wel nie die boer was wat sy begeer het nie maar wie die status gehad het waarna sy gesmag het.
Charlton Jaftha: speel Godfrey, ñ mannetjie wat hou van geld en nie bang is om kanse te vat nie of geleenthede aan te gryp nie. Lui is sy tweede naam en vir min werk, word hy betrek by die diefstalle. Hy tree op as tussenganger en kry die opdragte direk vanaf die brein van die operasie. Geld is volop en dit hou hy onder die neuse om kanidate te werf om te help met die diefstalle. Met werk wat skaars is, raak die verweer gou minder en baie sluit by die groep aan.