Die Hele Dorp Weet
Die Hele Dorp Weet ("The whole town knows") is an Afrikaans novel by Santie Grosskopf (1932-)
Also found as Die hele dorp weet in Afrikaans title format, it has twice been adapted for film and was the basis for a radio serial.
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The original novel
Novel explores the devastating effects of a divorce on a family through the story of a girl who goes in search of her father after the parents decide to divorce.
First published by Nasionale Boekhandel in 1958.
Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc
The films
The film, based on the novel, was produced, directed and edited by Kappie Botha, with a screenplay by Santie Grosskopf and distributed by Carfo films. The cast consisted of Annemarie Botha, Mathilde Hanekom, Joubero Malherbe, Danie van der Merwe, Denise West, Dirkie Haupt, Francois le Roux, Barbara Dreyer, Japie van Niekerk, Brenda van Loggerenberg and Nic Dreyer.
In 1975 by Constantia Films made a second version of the same story, now called Soekie. (See the entry on Soekie for details of the 1975 film.)
The radio serial
In 1979 the novel was adapted as a radio serial by Anna Blomerus, for broadcast by Springbok Radio.
Sources
https://www.gemeentegeskiedenis.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CARFO-Films.pdf
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_hele_dorp_weet
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soekie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2054744/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
A copy of Episode 2. (Folder 5 extract texts, Anna Blomerus, Springbokradio) was found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's radio archives and is now held in the ESAT repository held at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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