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Musiek vir die Agtergrond (2013)

| Drama, Music, Romance | 4 October 2013 (South Africa)
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A young singer songwriter performs his music in small pubs, barely making ends meet, until a big time record executive gives him the opportunity of a lifetime. All he has to give up for fame and fortune is his name and integrity.

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Paul van der Merwe
Lizelle de Klerk ...
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Brümilda van Rensburg ...
Lucy Ferreira
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Freddy
Terence Bridgett ...
John
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Louis
Laré Birk ...
Hanli
Donavan Bradley ...
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Woman at Orphanage
Johan Baird ...
Man at Orphanage
Dirk Vrey ...
Dr. Botha
Karen Fourie ...
Tanya Greyling
Neil Bennett Grib ...
George
Gys de Villiers ...
Man in Bar
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A talented and ambitious young man is on his way to becoming a respected songwriter and musician when his long time girlfriend, who admires him for his creativity and originality, unexpectedly falls pregnant. To pay the bills and give his girlfriend and the baby a better life, he accepts an offer to performing cheap commercial music. Will their love survive the artistic compromise he makes for the greater good? Written by Anonymous

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