Bakgat!
Released: April 11, 2008Runtime: 96 min
Katrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus Theart), so he can focus his energy on the sport. To get even, she makes a bet with her friends that she can make a star out of the school's dorkiest boy, 'Wimpie' Koekemoer (Ivan Botha), by pretending to be his girlfriend. The awkward Koekemoer rises to the challenge but Katrien finds herself falling unexpectedly in love with him, until he realizes she is merely using him.
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Ivan Botha
as Wimpie Koekemoer
Cherie Van Der Merwe
as Katrien Swanepoel
Altus Theart
as Werner 'Killer' Botha
Andrew Thompson
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Neil Sharim
as Japie Lambert
Ciske Kruger
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Lelia Etsebeth
as Liezl du Plessis
Helene Lombard
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Deon Coetzee
as Meneer Sterk
Ian Roberts
as Basjan du Preez
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