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Bakgat!
57%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
Bakgat! (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Bakgat! (2008) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Romance with funny and nostalgic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Katrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus Theart), so he can focus his energy on the sport. To get even, she makes a bet with her friends that she can make a star out of the school's dorkiest boy, 'Wimpie' Koekemoer (Ivan Botha), by pretending to be his girlfrien… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Bakgat! 57% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
57%
from 9 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Katrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus Theart), so he can focus his energy on the sport. To get even, she makes a bet with her friends that she can make a star out of the school's dorkiest boy, 'Wimpie' Koekemoer (Ivan Botha), by pretending to be his girlfriend. The awkward Koekemoer rises to the challenge but Katrien finds herself falling unexpectedly in love with him, until he realizes she is merely using him.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-04-11
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 20081
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What is Bakgat! about?
Katrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus Theart), so he can focus his energy on the sport. To get even, she makes a bet with her friends that ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Bakgat!?
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How long is the movie Bakgat!?
The official runtime for Bakgat! is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Ivan Botha
Wimpie Koekemoer
Cherie van der Merwe
Katrien Swanepoel
Altus Theart
Werner 'Killer' Botha
- A
Andrew Thompson
Fanie Voster
- N
Neil Sharim
Japie Lambert
- C
Ciske Kruger
Christie Barnard
Lelia Etsebeth
Liezl du Plessis
Heléne Lombard
Mev. Swanepoel
Deon Coetzee
Meneer Sterk
Ian Roberts
Basjan du Preez
Karin Retief
Ester Koekemoer
- A
Andre Retief
Kornelius Koekemoer
- D
Dantus Lundall
Hermanus Sterk
- I
Ilona Nicholson
Minkie Stander
- L
Lea Clatworthy
Heleen Koekemoer
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