Call Me Thief
| Call Me Thief | |
|---|---|
Afrikaans: Noem My Skollie | |
| Directed by | Daryne Joshua |
| Written by | John W. Fredericks |
| Starring | Sandi Schultz Dann-Jacques Mouton |
| Music by | Kyle Shepherd |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Box office | $236,923[1] |
Call Me Thief (
Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] It is based on the life of the film's writer, John W. Fredericks.[3]
Cast
- Dann-Jacques Mouton as Abraham 'AB' Lonzi
- Christian Bennett as Tyrone 'Gif' Felix
- Gantane Kusch as Richard 'Gimba' Carelse
- Gershwin Mias as Martin 'Shorty' Jacobs
- Sandi Schultz as Kettie Lonzi, AB's mother
- Charlton George as Phillip Lonzi, AB's father
- Tarryn Wyngaard as Jenny; AB's love interest
- Lauren Joseph as Gloria Lonzi; AB's younger sister
- Simone Biscombe as Frances Lonzi; AB's older sister
- Denise Newman as Mrs. Lubbe; the Lonzis' next door neighbor
- Abduragman Adams as Mr. Carelse; Gimba's father, leader of the 26's gang
- Jill Levenberg as Celia; Gif's aunt
- Louw Venter as Officer Koegedam
See also
- List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of South African submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Noem My Skollie: Call Me Thief". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "'Call Me Thief' Is South Africa's 2017 Foreign Language Film Academy Award Submission". Shadow and Act. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Dercksen, Daniel (28 August 2016). "From Real Life To Reel Life: Noem My Skollie – the true story of a young man in 1960s Cape Town who became a storyteller in jail". The Writing Studio. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
External links
- Call Me Thief at IMDb
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