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They're the soap-star lovers trying to make South Africa's first ever Afrikaans romantic comedy. What can Australian films learn from them?

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Australians love to bitch about Australian films. "Why are they always depressing!?" Why is there always a junkie?" "Who dies?" "Why do they all star Jack Thompson?"

Imagine if we had half the population speaking eleven different languages; how much harder would it be to get movies made and watched in that market?

That's the challenges faced by the South African film industry. Check out this story about a film going against the odds.



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By Marc Fennell


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