''Semi-Soet'' is an

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-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

directed by Joshua Rous. It stars Anel Alexander and

Nico Panagio Nicolaos Panagiotopoulos, professionally known as Nico Panagio, is a South African television presenter, actor, and businessman known for being the host of Survivor South Africa since 2010. He is also known for his previous role on the soap oper ...

and was released on 17 February 2012.

Cast

* Anel Alexander as Jaci van Jaarsveld * Corine du Toit as Denise Marais * Paul du Toit (actor) as Markus Rossouw *

Wikus du Toit Wikus du Toit (born 18 June 1972) is a South African producer, actor, comedian, composer, and director. Background He was born in Bethal on 18 June 1972 and went on to study drama at the Tshwane University of Technology where he completed a ma ...

as Josie *

as JP Basson * Sandra Vaughn as Karla Jordaan *

Louw Venter Louw Venter (born 16 August 1975), is a South African actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his directorial and writing roles in the popular films ''The Tree'', ''Konfetti'' and ''Swartwater''. Personal life He was born on 16 August 1975 in ...

as Hertjie Greyling

Plot

Workaholic Jaci van Jaarsveld (Alexander) will do everything in her power to ensure that the advertising company she works for is not taken over by Amalgamated Media, a corporate giant run by businessman JP Basson (Panagio), who is referred to as the "Jackal" on account of his ruthless business tactics. Her only hope is to secure a valuable contract with ''Vrede en Lust'', a Cape wine estate wanting to enter into the international market. However, the winegrower makes it clear that the person who is to market his wines must conform to the family ideals of his company, and thus be in a stable romantic relationship. Out of desperation, Jaci decides to hire a model to act as her fiancé during a meeting with the winegrower, only to have him invite her and her "fiancé" to his estate in the

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, where she will have to compete with a rival company, led by her ex-fiancé, to secure the contract. Just as Jaci starts to feel as if she is in control of the situation, she discovers that her feigned fiancé is actually the very same "Jackal" whom she was trying to prevent from taking over the company she works for.

References

Afrikaans-language films 2012 films 2012 romantic comedy films South African romantic comedy films {{2010s-romantic-comedy-film-stub