Incluvie Classics - 'Ganja & Hess'
'Ganja & Hess' is a 1973 experimental horror film, written and directed by the visionary auteur Bill Gunn. It was meant to be a straightforward blaxploitation film – but director Gunn had grander ambitions.
Running Riot
Tjokkie and Crispin decide to take a bet with their rival, Ratkas Koekemoor that Crispin can beat him in the Comrades marathon.His wife suspect he really wants to go to Durban to fool around, so she hires a private detective to keep an on him. In Durban, he meets and falls for a stunning Russian athlete, but her ex-KGB trainer also has his eye on her. One thing leads to another, and after the race, things come to a head as the competing lovers, coach, and private detective find themselves in compromising and complicated situations.
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Tjokkie and Crispin decide to take a bet with their rival, Ratkas Koekemoor that Crispin can beat him in the Comrades marathon.His wife suspect he really wants to go to Durban to fool around, so she hires a private detective to keep an on him. In Durban, he meets and falls for a stunning Russian athlete, but her ex-KGB trainer also has his eye on her. One thing leads to another, and after the race, things come to a head as the competing lovers, coach, and private detective find themselves in compromising and complicated situations.
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Genre:Comedy
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Runtime:95 minutes
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Koos Roets
Director
Bill Flynn
Tjokkie Hetherington
Paul Slabolepszy
Crispin Wentzel
Vanessa Harris
Svetlana Molotova
Robin Smith
Vladimir Brutonov
Nazli George
Dolores Domingo
Brendan Grealy
Ratkas Koekemoer
Helene Truter
Celeste Wentzel
Strini Pillai
Sanjit Rajman
Joey Yusuf Rasdien
Basil Adams
Moira Winslow
Ma Hetherington
Bruce Fordyce
Himself
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