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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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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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Genre:Comedy, Romance
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:The Film Factory
Cast
Henk Pretorius
Director
Ivan Botha
Wimpie Koekemoer
Cherie van der Merwe
Katrien Swanepoel
Altus Theart
Werner 'Killer' Botha
Andrew Thompson
Fanie Voster
Neil Sharim
Japie Lambert
Ciske Kruger
Christie Barnard
Lelia Etsebeth
Liezl du Plessis
Heléne Lombard
Mev. Swanepoel
Deon Coetzee
Meneer Sterk
Ian Roberts
Basjan du Preez
Karin Retief
Ester Koekemoer
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