Broer Matie

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Broer Matie is a South African Afrikaans film that was released on 20 July 1984. It is the last film to be directed and produced by Jans Rautenbach. The film takes place in the Klein Karoo region. The scenes outside the church were shot in De Rust in the Western Cape. The scenes inside the church were shot more than 1 000 km away at the Dutch Reformed Church in Boksburg, Gauteng.

The film

Upon the death of a respected farmer of the Klein Karoo region his testament reveals that he would like a coloured minister to officiate at his funeral. It's 1961 and the policy of apartheid is very much the order of the day. As the white church board discusses the farmer's request, a drama of human relationships plays out in the local community.

Production team

Music was by Mynie Grové. cnematography by Paul Marais, film editing by Harry Hughes, and sound by Sid Knowles, John Mayall and Kevin Montanari. Stunts were by stunt performer Roly Jansen and the camera operators were Jakes de Villiers, Nico Oosthuizen and Johan Scheepers. Avril Beukes was the assistant editor and the production assistants of the additional crew were Avril Beukes, Elsa Bijker, Chris Gilliam, Fiona Newport, Karen Pepler, Elsa Pretorius, Charles Vermeulen and Ian Walters.

The cast

The cast includes Regardt van den Bergh (playing both "Fanus Taljaard", the main character and "Blink Stefaans", his alter ego), Zoli Marki ("Chrissie Hofmeyer"), Jana Cilliers ("Linda Rossouw"), George Ballot ("Louis van Schalkwyk"), Zack du Plessis ("JP de Villiers"), Dana Niehaus ("Konsertina Rossouw"), At Botha ("Herman Engelbrecht"), Trix Pienaar ("ballet mistress"), Janice Honeyman ("advertising agent"), Willie Esterhuizen ("dog trainer"), Paul Malherbe ("magistrate"), Mijanou Louwens ("June (Poplap)"), Flip Theron ("Jakes"), [[Fran Faulkner] ("Bokkie"), Isobel Pienaar ("Doctor"), Terry Leon ("Ben"), Tertius Meintjes ("Barry"), Nobby Clark ("singing dog voice artist"), Tracey Ostoloh ("dancer"), Mandy Rothenburg ("Romanoff model"), Hildegard Vogt ("Romanoff"), Aletta Du Toit ("metre maid"), Japie van Niekerk ("Oom Pieter Davel'), Jonathan Bodenstein ("Dick"), Royston Stoffels ("magistrate's court receptionist") and Annelize van der Ryst ("jewellery store assistant").