Johnny is nie dood nie
There are two related works by this name, a play by Malan Steyn and a film by Christiaan Olwagen
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Johnny is nie dood nie - the play (2011)
The original text
This is the printed version of a text by Malan Steyn, a reworking of Malan's earlier play Eet Alles, which had been the runner up for the 2004 AngloGold Smeltkoersprys. The play deals with a group of friends who come together after the death of Johannes Kerkorrel, lead singer of the Gereformeerde Blues Band, in 2002. They reminisce about the Voëlvry Movement [1] of the 1980s.
The text was published by Protea Boekhuis in 2011. ISBN 9781869194475.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Johnny is nie dood nie - the film (2016)
Based on the Malan Steyn play, the script was written by Christiaan Olwagen, who also directed the film. Largely rewritten, the film uses flashbacks and voiceovers to recreate the rise of the Voëlvry movement and the rebellion of young Afrikaans students in the buildup to the fall of the National Party and share the friends' confusion of being young and finding their places in the world.
The film featured Rolanda Marais, Albert Pretorius, Ilana Cilliers, Ludwig Binge, Roelof Storm, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Martelize Kolver, Roeline Daneel, Mariechen Vosloo, Nini Conradie, Mari Conradi (billed as Marie Conradie), Peach Cronje, De Klerk Oelofse, Cintaine Schutte and Beer Adriaanse.
Produced by Herman Binge, with Elmarie Botha as line producer, Saartjie Botha as creative producer, and Jan du Plessis, Ricky Human, Karen Meiring and Anneke Villet as executive producers.
Director of photography: Chris Vermaak, film editing by Ronelle Loots, production design by Birrie le Roux
For the full list of technical staff on the film, see the IMDb entry on the film[2]
Sources
SACat, a union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6863096/
Rapport, 22 April 2018.
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