Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: IP6399
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 845637063994
- Street Date: 12/15/20
- PreBook Date: 11/10/20
- Label: IndiePix Films »
- Genre: Family
- Run Time: 84 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 1975
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: NORTH AMERICA
- Language: Swahili
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Andre Laubscher as Trompie
- Director: Tonie van der Merwe
Product Assets
Trompie
Trompie is the captain of three mischief-making boys who routinely find their way out of trouble.
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Trompie and three of his mischief-making friends make up a neighborhood gang of which he's the captain. They're typical 12 year-olds, full of brilliant ideas and escapades. Whenever Trompie finds himself in a pickle, he talks his way out of trouble, repentant or not! Based on the books by Topsy Smith. Set in 1970's Apartheid South Africa.
Part of IndiePix Films' RETRO AFRIKA collection, comprised of digitally-remastered classic Apartheid-era films, produced by and starring native South Africans, paying homage to Hollywood action, in a groundbreaking B-movie style, a precursor to today's burgeoning Nollywood industry.
Media
Bonus Materials
- Trailer
Sales Points
- South African expats will know this character well.
- Trompie is a familiar and famous book character in South Africa.
- Trompie went on to become a TV series in 80s South Africa.
Press Quotes
Director van der Merwe genuinely exposes the many facets of Trompie's character.
—Sharon Calingasan, FilmDoo