Acting
Gerrit Schoonhoven
Born September 27, 1958
Died October 20, 2020 · aged 62
Gerrit Schoonhoven (27 Sep 1958 – 20 Oct 2020) was a South African filmmaker, television director and actor. He is best known for directing the soapie Binnelanders.
Known For
The Mangler · 1995The Mangler
★ 4.91995
MovieHorrorThriller
A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.
Two Degrees of Murder · 2016Two Degrees of Murder
★ 6.02016
MovieDrama
An Afrikaans film. Two women, two murders. One homicide reflects the ultimate act of self-centredness, the other the greatest selfless act of them all.
The Visual Bible: Matthew · 1993The Visual Bible: Matthew
★ 8.81993
MovieDramaHistory
The only dramatization using the actual scriptures...word for word from the New International Version (NIV). In Israel, then known as Judea of the Roman Empire, Nazarene Jesus Christ travels around the country with His disciples preaching to the people about God and salvation of their souls.
Sweet 'n Short · 1991Sweet 'n Short
★ 5.41991
MovieComedy
A disgraced sports presenter falls victim to an accidental head trauma and slips into a coma. He awakens months later to find that South Africa was not as he left it, he is now in the New South Africa, and his multimillion-Rand idea has been stolen from beneath him.
Schuks: Pay Back the Money · 2015Schuks: Pay Back the Money
★ 6.82015
MovieComedy
After losing rugby’s holy grail, the Currie Cup, Schuks (Leon Schuster) sets off on a hilarious journey to pay for what he has done. In lieu of a R1 million fine, the Sports Minister (Desmond Dube) offers Schuks a lifeline to create a documentary film that shows South Africa in a positive light.As the documentary takes shape, the Currie Cup traverses its own perilous journey as it moves from two clueless crooks, Bossie (Ivan Lucas) and Savage (Gerrit Schoonhoven), to an enterprising traffic officer and a conniving pawnbroker, among others.True to form, the “documentary” features a series of brand new candid camera gags for which Schuster is so well known, featuring unsuspecting South African citizens and a host of famous personalities and celebrities - both past and current.
Broer Matie · 1984Broer Matie
1984
Movie
A senior farmer of the Little Karoo dies and determines in his will that a brown minister must observe his funeral service. However, it is 1961 and apartheid is the order of the day.
Getroud Met Rugby · 2009Getroud Met Rugby
★ 8.52009
SeriesDrama
Getroud met Rugby is a drama revolving around four stars of a Johannesburg rugby team and their wives as they become involved in various interconnected scandals.
Orion · 2006Orion
2006
SeriesDrama
Zatopek (Zet) van Heerden is an ex-cop, a damaged man who describes himself as trash and acts self-destructively. He reluctantly agrees to take on a job for attorney Hope Beneke. Jan Smit, an antiques dealer, has been killed; tortured with a blowtorch then shot in the back of the head. An execution-style murder. The weapon used was an M16, a military gun, favoured by mercenaries. The contents of Smit's safe are missing and that includes his will which is needed to settle his estate. When van Heerden tries to find out more he discovers that Jan Smit had a false ID and sets out to uncover who he was. His investigations lead him into South Africa's murky past and attracts the unwelcome attention of brutal killers. Meyer effectively weaves together the progress of the investigation with van Heerden's account of his life story leading up to the awful events that resulted in his fall from grace and loss of integrity.
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