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Hansie: A True Story (2008)
Great story. Terrible accent
Having grown up in SA during the Hansie golden years, it was bitter sweet to watch and brought back wonderful memories BUT, for the life of me, the accent from Hansie's wife, as played by Sarah Thompson, an American, was cringe worthy to be polite. Swapping between Eastern European, British and other butchery, it was distracting and off-putting. Sorry, should have gone with an Afrikaans actors of you wanted accuracy.
The school and township inclusions in the film were a nice touch. Perhaps more original footage could have been used rather than ultra modern sky cam footage which isn't accurate of cricket in the late 90s to early 2000s.
Go in with low expectations at the best. An average 4/10 IMO.
Escape from Pretoria (2020)
Shallow, bad accents and flaws
As someone who grew up in Pretoria, I was grabbed by the title but quickly disappointed! Terrible forced accents that came and went in degrees of accuracy into somehow British twangs!
Incorrect judicial uniforms, number plates, signs and location depictions.
Shallow character development. Not worth watching, especially if you are South African!