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Jonathan Pienaar
Jonathan Pienaar (born 16 September 1962) is a South African writer, actor, voice-over artist and comedian who has been active for over 20 years. He has appeared in both South African and international films and television shows including ''Skin'', '' Black Venus'', ''Fried Barry'', and ''To the Ends of the Earth'', ''Cape Town'', '' Troy: Fall of a City'', and ''Deutschland 86''. Early life Pienaar attended high school at the Marist Brothers College (now Sacred Heart College) in Observatory, Johannesburg. He took a drama course at Technikon Pretoria. Filmography Film Television }) , Jellie Labuschagne , , - , 2014 , ''Aalwyntyd'' , Dad , Television film , - , 2015 , ''Binnelanders'' , Leon , Recurring role (season 11) , - , 2016 , ''Cape Town'' , Oliver Nienaber , Miniseries; 4 episodes , - , 2016 , ''Roots'' , Carrington , Miniseries; Part 1 , - , 2017 , ''Empire of the Sharks'' , Mason Scrim , Television film , - , 2018 , '' Troy: Fall of a City'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin (2008 Film)
''Skin'' is a British-South African 2008 biographical film about Sandra Laing, a South African woman born to white parents, who was classified as "Coloured" during the apartheid era, presumably due to a genetic case of atavism. Directed by Anthony Fabian and Based on the book ''When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race'' by Judith Stone, ''Skin'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2009. The film was released to a limited number of US cinemas on 30 October 2009. It started showing in South Africa on 22 January 2010, and in Australia and New Zealand 25 July 2010. Synopsis The year is 1965, and 10-year-old Sandra and her parents, Abraham and Sannie, are white Afrikaners. Her parents are shopkeepers in a remote area of the Eastern Transvaal and, despite Sandra's mixed-race appearance, have lovingly brought her up as their white little girl. Sandra is sent to a boarding school in the neighbouring town of Piet Retief, where her (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Diamond
''Blood Diamond'' is a 2006 American political war action thriller film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance conflicts, and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies around the world. Set during the Sierra Leone Civil War of 1991–2002, the film depicts a country torn apart by the struggle between government loyalists and insurgent forces. It also portrays many of the atrocities of that war, including the rebels' amputation of civilians' hands to discourage them from voting in upcoming elections. The film's ending, in which a conference is held concerning blood diamonds, refers to a historic meeting that took place in Kimberley, South Africa, in 2000. It led to development of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, which sought to certify the origin of rough diamonds in order to curb the trade in con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Whore
''The Devil's Whore'' (released as ''The Devil's Mistress'' in North America) is a four-part television series set during the English Civil War, produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4 in 2008. It is about the adventures of the fictional Angelica Fanshawe and the historical Leveller soldier Edward Sexby and spans the years 1636 to 1660. It was written by Peter Flannery, who began working on the script in 1997. It is believed to have had a budget of £7 million. It was followed by a sequel series, ''New Worlds'', in 2014. Production The series was filmed in South Africa. This caused some negative comment from reviewers but the producers maintained that they had been unable to find suitably "old English" locations in England. Cast * John Simm as Edward Sexby * Dominic West as Oliver Cromwell * Andrea Riseborough as Angelica Fanshawe * Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rainsborough * Peter Capaldi as King Charles I * Jeremy Crutchley as Toop * Tom Goodman-Hill as John Lilburne * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crusoe (TV Series)
''Crusoe'' is an adventure-drama television series, based loosely on the 1719 novel ''Robinson Crusoe'' by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC from October 17, 2008 to January 31, 2009, during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for six years and is desperate to return home to his wife and children. His lone companion is Friday, a native whom Crusoe rescued and taught English. Cast *Philip Winchester as Robinson Crusoe He has been shipwrecked on the island for the past six years, and desperately desires to return to his wife and children, whom he left back in England. He goes on the voyage to the new world after he is wrongly accused of being a part of a rebellion against the crown, due in part to the dark intentions of those he believes are his friends. As the series progresses, more information is revealed about how he became shipwrecked in the form o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild At Heart (British TV Series)
''Wild at Heart'' is an ITV television drama series created by Ashley Pharoah about a veterinary surgeon and his family, who emigrate from Bristol, England, to South Africa, where they attempt to rehabilitate a game reserve for wild animals and establish a veterinary surgery and animal hospital. The show ran for seven series beginning on 29 January 2006 and ending on 30 December 2012. History ''Wild at Heart'' began airing 29 January 2006 on ITV. It ran for seven series, concluding 30 December 2012 with a two-hour finale. It was filmed on location at the Glen Afric Country Lodge, a 1500-acre game reserve and sanctuary that is home to a host of African wildlife, including lions, giraffes, elephants, cheetahs, hippos and buffalo. Glen Afric is located in Broederstroom, North West Province, South Africa. A large set called 'Leopards Den' was built on the property specifically for the production. Producer Ann Harrison-Baxter said: "We literally walked every inch of the reserve to fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forsthaus Falkenau
''Forsthaus Falkenau'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ( RTL, 1996–present) * ''Babylon Berlin'' (Sky 1 & ARD, 2017–presen ... External links * 1980s German television series 1990s German television series 2000s German television series 2010s German television series 1989 German television series debuts 2013 German television series endings Television shows set in Bavaria German-language television shows ZDF original programming {{Germany-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yizo Yizo
''Yizo Yizo'' is a South African television drama series which aired from 1999 to 2004 on SABC 1. Synopsis The series was set in a fictional school, Supatsela High, in a township of Johannesburg. In the first series, the school's dictatorial principal, Mr. Mthembu, is forced to leave after beating a pupil. His successor, Ken Mokoena, is weak and corrupt and allows the school to be taken over by gangs, until he is replaced by Grace Letsatsi, who works with the school community to rebuild the school and expel the criminal elements. Cast *Meshack Mavuso – Jabulani "Javas" Nyembe * Tshepo Ngwane – Thabo Nonyane (Thiza) *Charmaine Mtinta – Nomsa (series 1) *Nomonde Gongxeka – Hazel (series 1) *Noluthando Maleka – Dudu (series 1) *Lorraine Mphephi – Mantwa *Dumisane Khumalo – Sticks *Christopher Kubheka – Gunman *Ernest Msibi – Chester Serote * Ronnie Nyakale – Ben "Papa Action" Mokoena (series 1) * Bonginkosi Dlamini – Papa Action (series 2) * Sthandiwe Kgoroge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Professionals
''CI5: The New Professionals'' is a British television action crime drama series, created and principally written by Brian Clemens, that first broadcast on Sky One on 19 September 1999. Billed as an updated version of the 1970s terrestrial television series ''The Professionals'', the series is set in a fictional government agency known as ''CI5'' (Criminal Intelligence Department 5). The original group of three men - Doyle, Bodie and their boss Cowley - are replaced by a team consisting of Harry Malone (Edward Woodward), Chris Keel (Kal Weber), Sam Curtis ( Colin Wells) and Tina Backus (Lexa Doig). In a similar manner to ''The Professionals'', the series included a number of high-budget impressive action sequences, often filmed in a ''James Bond''-esque style. An initial thirteen episode series was offered to all major British broadcasters. At one time, it was suggested that ITV would broadcast the series, but after attempting to secure a cheaper deal for broadcast rights, produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Sinbad
''The Adventures of Sinbad'' is a Television in Canada, Canadian Action genre, Action/Adventure Fantasy television series which aired from 1996 to 1998. It follows on the story from the pilot of the same name. It revolves around the series' protagonist, Sinbad the Sailor, Sinbad. The series is a re-telling of the adventures of Sinbad from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, The Arabian Nights''. Created by Ed Naha, it was filmed in southern Ontario, Canada and in Cape Town, South Africa. The tone of the series resembled that of its contemporaries ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and ''Xena: Warrior Princess''. Description A sword and sorcery adventure set in a land of myth and magic in the Middle East, around the Persian Gulf. The series tells of the adventures of Sinbad and his brother as they gather a crew, and set sail in the ship, ''Nomad'', from Baghdad in search of wealth and adventure. Along the way they face witches, Magician (fantasy), wizards, strange tribes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of The Hidden City
''The Legend of the Hidden City'' was a South African action adventure series, directed by David Lister, which was broadcast by SABC and SABC2 between 1996 and 1998 as two series with a total of 39 episodes. It was also shown by Sky1 and Five in the United Kingdom, Network 2 (as part of the children's strand ''The Den'' in Ireland), Channel 2 in Jordan, ZBC in Zimbabwe, Fun Channel in The Middle East, Kids Channel in Israel and by ''Canal Famille'' in Québec, Canada. Plot The series followed the lives of archaeology students who discover an ancient city in the wilderness unknown to civilisation. As the series progresses, the youngsters Dean and Thabo who survived the helicopter crash (as does Dean's girlfriend Nina but they believe she's dead for much of the series), endure tests and riches, made friends with the inhabitants of the city. Production The series was produced by Dandelion Distribution Ltd, Wehmeyer Productions, SABC (Series 1 only) and Six Street Studios. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandela And De Klerk
''Mandela and de Klerk'' is a 1997 made-for-television drama film written by Richard Wesley and directed by Joseph Sargent. The film stars Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine. The film documents the negotiations between F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela to end South African apartheid, and was nominated for numerous awards in 1997 and 1998. It originally premiered on Showtime Showtime or Show Time may refer to: Film * ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film * ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur Television Networks and channels * Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ... on February 16, 1997. Cast References External links * 1997 television films 1997 films 1997 drama films Films about Nelson Mandela Cultural depictions of Nelson Mandela Cultural depictions of Winnie Mandela Cultural depictions of F. W. de Klerk Films shot in South Africa Films directed by Joseph Sargent Showtime (TV network) films America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Days Of American Crime
''The Last Days of American Crime'' is a 2020 American action thriller film directed by Olivier Megaton from a screenplay written by Karl Gajdusek, based on Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's 2009 graphic novel of the same name. It stars Édgar Ramírez, Anna Brewster, Michael Pitt, Patrick Bergin, and Sharlto Copley. It was panned by critics, who noted the film's release as unfortunate for coinciding with the George Floyd protests, due to its violent content and depictions of police brutality, and holds a List of films with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Plot In 2024, the U.S. government prepares to activate the American Peace Initiative (API) signal, a “electronic harassment, synaptic blocker” that will prevent the population from breaking the law. In Detroit, Graham Bricke leads a crew of bank robbers including his brother Rory, who begins a prison sentence. The API signal is tested while Bricke’s crew robs a bank, and one of the thieves is ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |