Babalas
“A quirky South African Comedy”
Synopsis
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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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- F.C. Hamman, Peter Scott
- Screenplay & Story
- F.C. Hamman, Carl Stemmet, Anna-Marie Janse Van Vuuren
- Original Title
- Babalas
- Country of Origin
- South Africa
- Spoken Languages
- Afrikaans, English
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
F.C. Hamman, Peter Scott
F.C. Hamman, Carl Stemmet, Anna-Marie Janse Van Vuuren
Neels Smit
Andre Scholtz
Department Leadership Roster
Andre Scholtz
Producer
F.C. Hamman
Screenplay
Carl Stemmet
Screenplay
Anna-Marie Janse Van Vuuren
Screenplay
F.C. Hamman
Director
Peter Scott
Director
Neels Smit
Editor
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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 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?
Who directed Babalas?
Babalas was directed by F.C. Hamman, Peter Scott.
Who stars in Babalas?
The principal cast of Babalas includes Ian Roberts, Norman Anstey, Jack Parow, Tammy-Anne Fortuin, Hannes Muller.
When was Babalas released and how long is it?
Babalas was released in 2013 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.