April 1980
April 1980 is a South African film by Jan Scholtz. It was released in September 1980.
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The film
The film tells the story of an innocent university student called Carol whose brother - also a student - is a political activist. She falls in love with a government spy who has been instructed to provide the police with information about her brother. Her brother has distorted ideals and is unable to come to terms with his actions.
Production team
Directed by Jan Scholtz and produced by André Scholtz and Boet Troskie, with a script by Jan Scholtz, music by Rosa Keet and Laurika Rauch, cinematography by Paul Marais and film editing by Johan Lategan.
The cast
The cast includes Doon Boshoff ("Julian Krige"), Sandra Horn ("Carol Carpenter"), Michael Richard ("Alex Carpenter"), Joe Stewardson ("Prof. Jonathan Carpenter"), Dirk de Villiers ("Gaffie Krige"), Marié du Toit ("Annette Carpenter"), Trix Pienaar ("Alet Krige"), Bill Flynn ("Hertz"), Bill Curry ("Basil Williams"), Nic de Jager ("Col. Neels Venter"), Danny Keogh ("Maj. Harrison"), Allan Dyssel ("Swart"), Morné Coetzer ("Sgt. Booysen"), Lourens Swanepoel ("Abramson"), Mike Hobbs (as Mike Hobbs himself, a news reader), Elizabeth Archer ("Judith"), Fred Nelson ("Magistrate"), Tullio Moneta ("Doctor", a cell leader), Jannie Wienand ("Gabriel") and Laurika Rauch (guest starring as herself).
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