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Babalas (2013)

A quirky South African Comedy

Comedy

Mia Moolman works for a Sandton-based event coordination company that has been commissioned by the department of Trade and Industry to create an event celebrating the most successful ad campaigns in South African history. The gala event will happen at Emperors Palace, and the CEO of the company, Theodore, has asked his employees to pitch ideas for the show and whoever comes up with the best idea will be awarded a promotion and a special bonus. Mia comes up with the idea to make the three guys from the old Castrol commercials, Boet, Swaer and Mogae, part of the show. Her boss eventually agrees to this, but Mia must go and find them in the Kalahari and bring them to Emperors Palace in time for the big gala event. Will she get them to the big show in time?

Release Date
August 2, 2013
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.5/10 (1 votes)

Directors: Peter Scott, F.C. Hamman

Cast: Ian Roberts, Norman Anstey, Jack Parow, Tammy-Anne Fortuin, Hannes Muller, Wynand van Vollenstee, Hugh Masebenza, David James

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Babalas

A quirky South African Comedy

A quirky South African Comedy

5.5
105 min

Mia Moolman works for a Sandton-based event coordination company that has been commissioned by the department of Trade and Industry to create an event celebrating the most successful ad campaigns in South African history. The gala event will happen at Emperors Palace, and the CEO of the company, Theodore, has asked his employees to pitch ideas for the show and whoever comes up with the best idea will be awarded a promotion and a special bonus. Mia comes up with the idea to make the three guys from the old Castrol commercials, Boet, Swaer and Mogae, part of the show. Her boss eventually agrees to this, but Mia must go and find them in the Kalahari and bring them to Emperors Palace in time for the big gala event. Will she get them to the big show in time?

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Production Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date8/2/2013
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Cast

Ian Roberts

as Boet

Norman Anstey

as Swaer

JP

Jack Parow

as Neef

Tammy-Anne Fortuin

as Mia

Hannes Muller

as Various Koegelenberg's and the Mayor

Wynand van Vollenstee

as Theodore

HM

Hugh Masebenza

as Pillay

David James

as Clinic Doctor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Babalas about?

Mia Moolman works for a Sandton-based event coordination company that has been commissioned by the department of Trade and Industry to create an event celebrating the most successful ad campaigns in S…

How long is Babalas?

1h 45m

When was Babalas released?

August 2, 2013

Who directed Babalas?

Peter Scott, F.C. Hamman

Who stars in Babalas?

Ian Roberts, Norman Anstey, Jack Parow

What genre is Babalas?

Comedy